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Episode 100 - More Acres, Lower Yields: The Focus of August USDA Reports

Episode 100 - More Acres, Lower Yields: The Focus of August USDA Reports17. Aug.19 Min.

Hunter Biram and Scott Stiles walk through the August USDA WASDE and Crop Production reports, where a recurring theme of more acres but lower yields shaped the outlook for soybeans, long grain rice, corn, and cotton. They dig into the surprising jump in corn and soybean acreage, the drought driving yield cuts from Texas through the western Corn Belt, and why cotton comes down to what gets harvested rather than what gets planted. Hunter and Scott also cover Arkansas' record projected soybean y...