April 10, 2025
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist The soybean processors industry has been expanding over the past two years. The practical domestic capacity of the industry has increased from about 2.23 billion bushels per year ...
March 13, 2025
By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist The markets largely yawned at the March 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report published Tuesday. While no major supply revisions were expected by USDA, the resulting usage adjustments ...
January 23, 2025
EPA’s Herbicide and Insecticide Strategies seek to protect nature—a priority shared by agriculture. But farmers will be on the hook for compliance. By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Author’s note: An earlier version of this article ...
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist Author’s note: An earlier version of this incorrectly stated the default carbon intensity value for biodiesel produced from corn oil and the subsequent 45Z tax credit. Federal tax ...
October 24, 2024
By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Seed treatments are widely used by U.S. soybean producers to protect against early season pests. These treatments typically comprise one or more pesticides applied to seeds as a coating before ...
