Keith Good
@kgooda.bsky.social
Attorney, former USDA agricultural statistician, former GMF Journalism Fellow, and former farmdoc News editor at the University of Illinois. I cover Corn Belt agriculture, with a focus on USDA data and reports. More at: https://substack.com/@goodka
China 🇨🇳 Sees Higher Soybean Output in 2026/27 USDA-FAS projects production of 21 million metric tons as improved yields and stable harvested area support the crop. goodka.substack.com/p/china-sees...
China Sees Higher Soybean Output in 2026/27
USDA-FAS projects production of 21 million metric tons as improved yields and stable harvested area support the crop.
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USDA indicated today that private exporters reported sales of 120,000 metric tons of #corn for delivery to 🇲🇽 Mexico Of the total, 30,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2026/2027 mrkting yr & 90,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2027/2028 mrkting yr www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/exp...
Several Illinois counties along the Mississippi River remain under a flood watch through Wednesday, with up to 1 inch of rain forecast across much of Illinois over the next 24 hours.
A Favorable Turn of August for Illinois Crops Moderate temperatures and improving soil moisture support corn and soybean development, while stronger crop prospects weigh on grain prices. goodka.substack.com/p/a-favorabl...
A Favorable Turn of August for Illinois Crops
Moderate temperatures and improving soil moisture support corn and soybean development, while stronger crop prospects weigh on grain prices.
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Falling fuel ⛽ and #fertilizer prices offered U.S. farmers a measure of short-term cost relief in June, though both inputs remained substantially more expensive than a year earlier, highlighting persistent inflationary pressure across agricultural production. esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
Honey Bee Industry Update 🐝 The latest USDA-NASS report highlights stronger colony growth, continued dominance of Varroa mites as a stressor, and mixed trends in colony collapse disorder losses. goodka.substack.com/p/honey-bee-...
Honey Bee Industry Update
The latest USDA-NASS report highlights stronger colony growth, continued dominance of Varroa mites as a stressor, and mixed trends in colony collapse disorder losses.
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USDA indicated today that private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of #soybeans for delivery to China 🇨🇳 during the 2026/2027 marketing year. www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/exp...
After a dry Monday, only northwestern Illinois is expected to see light rainfall today, while most of the state remains dry.
Minimum temperatures across Illinois ranged from 3°F to 6°F below normal on Aug. 3, while afternoon highs today are expected to be seasonable, reaching the mid to upper 80s°F.
Illinois Crops Benefit From Timely Rainfall Adequate topsoil moisture jumped 12 percentage points as corn 🌽 and soybean 🌱 ratings edged higher and development stayed on pace with historical averages. goodka.substack.com/p/illinois-c...
Illinois Crops Benefit From Timely Rainfall
Adequate topsoil moisture jumped 12 percentage points as corn and soybean ratings edged higher and development stayed on pace with historical averages.
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Diesel Costs Rebound as Oil Markets Watch Iran Illinois retail and farm diesel prices have moved higher, while easing geopolitical tensions sent crude to a three-week low. goodka.substack.com/p/diesel-cos...
Diesel Costs Rebound as Oil Markets Watch Iran
Illinois retail and farm diesel prices have moved higher, while easing geopolitical tensions sent crude to a three-week low.
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Tyson Warning Underscores Persistent U.S. Beef Supply Crunch #Drought remains widespread across key cattle states, while record ground beef prices reflect continued tight supplies despite early signs of herd rebuilding. goodka.substack.com/p/tyson-warn...
Tyson Warning Underscores Persistent U.S. Beef Supply Crunch
Drought remains widespread across key cattle states, while record ground beef prices reflect continued tight supplies despite early signs of herd rebuilding.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Weather Highlights today said near- to below-normal temperatures following widespread rainfall are benefiting corn 🌽. and soybean 🌱 crops across the Corn Belt, with Midwest highs expected to range from 80°F to 90°F.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported today that private exporters sold 488,000 metric tons of #soybeans to China 🇨🇳 and 136,150 metric tons to unknown destinations for delivery in the 2026/27 marketing year. www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/exp...
Mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions will prevail across #Illinois through midweek, with little to no measurable rainfall expected, while daytime highs remain in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
A strong low-pressure system brought much needed rain across much of Illinois over the past week, triggering flash flood alerts and localized flooding in some locations. Cooler, drier weather moved into the state as the system exited.
The American Petroleum Institute opposed Senate legislation that would expand sales of higher-ethanol gasoline ⛽ and exempt some small oil refineries from annual #biofuel blending requirements. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
American Petroleum Institute Opposes Senate Biofuels Legislation
The American Petroleum Institute said it opposes new Senate biofuels legislation that would expand sales of higher-ethanol gasoline and give exemptions from annual blending mandates for some small oil...
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Illinois Cropland Cash Rents Remain Elevated Despite Recent Pullback Average rents are still 14.5% above 2015 levels, even as lower grain prices shift negotiating leverage toward tenants and farmland values continue to reach new highs. goodka.substack.com/p/illinois-c...
Illinois Cropland Cash Rents Remain Elevated Despite Recent Pullback
Average rents are still 14.5% above 2015 levels, even as lower grain prices shift negotiating leverage toward tenants and farmland values continue to reach new highs.
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A mostly dry weather pattern is forecast across Illinois over the next 48 hours, with highs in the upper 70s to around 80 today and temperatures climbing into the low to mid-80s across central Illinois through Thursday.
Rainfall reached most Illinois counties on Aug. 1, with the highest totals falling across north-central and eastern Illinois, including locally heavier amounts in the Chicago metropolitan area and along the Interstate 74 corridor toward Indiana.
Beneficial rainfall fell across #Illinois on Aug. 1, with totals at selected reporting stations ranging from 0.10 inches at Quincy to 1.85 inches at Chicago–O'Hare, providing widespread moisture for crops as August began.
Cropland Values Continue Higher in 2026 National cropland values climbed 3.3% year over year, with #Illinois and #Iowa extending five consecutive years of gains, according to USDA-NASS. goodka.substack.com/p/cropland-v...
Cropland Values Continue Higher in 2026
National cropland values climbed 3.3% year over year, with Illinois and Iowa extending five consecutive years of gains, according to USDA-NASS.
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Illinois saw uneven rainfall over the past 24 hours, with scattered thunderstorms bringing locally heavy downpours to parts of northern and western Illinois while much of the state remained largely dry.
Illinois rainfall was highly uneven over the past 24 hours, with heavy totals in the northwest and west while much lighter amounts fell elsewhere, leaving month-to-date precipitation ranging from more than 5 inches above normal in Carbondale to nearly 4 inches below normal in Lincoln.
High temperatures across Illinois are projected to remain unseasonably cool today, topping out in the low-to-mid 70s as widespread cloud cover and lingering rain suppress late-summer heating, while benefiting crops.
Lawmakers Unveil E15 Proposal Allowing Blending Exemptions U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation to expand sales of higher-ethanol gasoline and exempt some small refineries from annual blending mandates. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Lawmakers Unveil E15 Proposal Allowing Blending Exemptions
US lawmakers unveiled legislation that would expand sales of higher-ethanol gasoline and give exemptions from annual blending mandates for some small oil refineries that have received them in the past...
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U.S. food inflation remained steady in June, rising 3.0% from a year earlier. USDA expects prices to rise 3.1% in both 2026 and 2027, signaling continued inflation near recent annual rates rather than significant acceleration or cooling. www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...
Precipitation over the past 24 hours largely stopped at the Mississippi River, leaving Illinois dry as #corn pollination nears completion statewide, with 86% of the crop silking as of July 26.
