Ag Secretary Champions Ag Policy Wins
Monday, January 12, 2026 6:38PM CST
In a wide-ranging speech on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins called for E15 legislation and touched on some challenges facing farmers. But she also pointed to several major policy wins for farmers under the Trump administration.
USDA Reports Review
Monday, January 12, 2026 2:56PM CST
With nearly every analyst and pundit expecting corn yield and production to both take a hit due to southern rust disease and a dry finish to the crop in 2025, USDA shocked them all in Monday's January USDA Crop Production and December Grain Stocks reports, with not only a record yield and production but also a record supply of corn on hand in December. While corn and soybeans had their individual reasons for weakness, they plunged on the coattails of the demoralized corn market.
USDA Reports Summary
Monday, January 12, 2026 11:30AM CST
USDA released its Crop Production Annual Summary, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), quarterly Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings reports on Monday.
Farm Policy Outlook for 2026
Monday, January 12, 2026 6:38AM CST
Speaking before Farm Bureau members, leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees said their priorities next year center on strengthening risk management tools, expanding credit and loan programs, fixing the H-2A guestworker system, and restoring stability in export and domestic markets.
