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  • Costs and Returns for Illinois Beef Producers in 2025
    Total economic returns in 2025 for Illinois beef feeding enterprises exceeded total costs by $35.98 per 100 pounds of beef produced in preliminary findings for farms enrolled in Illinois Farm Business Farm Management. The 2025 returns were higher than the 2024 total returns above feed costs of $17.30 per 100 pounds produced. Total returns have […]
  • 2025 ARC/PLC Final Estimates
    In this article, we update estimates for the 2025 Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Coverage Loss payments per base acre for corn, soybean and wheat. These payments are scheduled to be received in October 2026. Recently released NASS county yields and Market Year Average (MYA) price estimates from the May 12 WASDE report are used […]
  • New-Crop Soybean Oil Export Projection Suggests Greater Price Volatility
    The USDA recently released its first official World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) for the 2026/27 soybean marketing year on May 12. The report was neutral to slightly bullish…