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WASDE report

Naturally colored eggs are the result of hybrid crosses of birds. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Chickens, Dave Bergmeier, Editors, Livestock, Poultry

WASDE: Broiler production helps boost meat outlook

Latest WASDE report has boosted poultry production and that helped boost the meat outlook, Dave Bergmeier writes. Read More

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier
Arkansas, beef, Beef, Colorado, Cow Calf, Dave Bergmeier, Editors, Iowa, Kansas, Livestock, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Seedstock, South Dakota, Stocker, Swine, Texas, USDA, Wyoming

USDA lowers beef production outlook for 2027

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.
Avian, Chickens, Dave Bergmeier, Editors, Livestock, Poultry, USDA

USDA: Poultry production expectations raised for 2027

Corn

WASDE report forecasts tighter crop supplies, higher prices for 2026-27 

  • May 12, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott
With urea prices up, Arkansas farmers may be looking to soybeans instead of other crops as planting season gets underway. (University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture file photo).

Five grain market fundamentals to watch in May

  • May 8, 2026
  • By Naomi Blohm
Many fresh eggs at the market. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #295334887 - Andrea Izzotti)

USDA report lowers 2026 poultry outlook

  • April 16, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier

WASDE report signals higher global grain supplies and rising stocks 

  • April 10, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff
Getting close to finishing the first field of corn.

Grain fundamentals to monitor into year end

  • November 13, 2025
  • By Naomi Blohm
Chickens lay eggs of different colors primarily due to their genetics. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Broiler production expected to increase

  • July 17, 2025
  • By dave-bergmeier
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

June WASDE: Few changes to reports although wheat exports are up

  • June 21, 2025
  • By David Murray
Corn and barn in fall. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

Uncertainty reigns in grain price outlook

  • June 10, 2025
  • By Naomi Blohm
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