Miscellaneous Commodity Market News

Hay Harvest May Drop 2% in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- American producers intend to harvest 51.6 million acres of all hay in 2024, down 2% from 2023, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report. . . . Continue

Sugarbeet Seedings Seen 1% Lower

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- Area expected to be planted to sugarbeets for the 2024 crop year is estimated at 1.13 million acres, down 1% from 2023, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report. . . . Continue

Cotton Area May Rise 4%

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- All cotton planted area in the United States is estimated at 10.7 million acres, up 4% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report. . . . Continue

Modest Gain In Peanut Area

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 1.65 million acres of peanuts in 2024, down less than 1% from last year in comparable States, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report. . . . Continue

Pecan Output Dropped 6%

WASHINGTON - Jan 25/24 - SNS -- Utilized production in 2023 totaled 271 million pounds, down 6% from 2022, according to the USDA. . . . Continue

Peanut Crop Advanced 6%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS --Peanut production was estimated at 5.89 billion pounds, up 6% from 2022, according to the USDA's final production estimates. . . . Continue

U.S. Cotton Harvest Slumps

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- All cotton production is estimated at 12.4 million 480-pound bales, down 14% from 2022, according to the USDA's final production estimates. . . . Continue

U.S. Dry Edible Harvest Progress - Oct 23, 2023

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Sugarbeet Output Remains Higher

WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- Production of sugarbeets for the 2023 crop year is forecast at 34.7 million tons, down 1% from last month but up 7% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop estimates. . . . Continue

Reduced Citrus Output

WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- The United States expects smaller harvest of grapefruit, lemons and tangerines this year, according to the USDA's latest crop estimates. . . . Continue

Pecan Harvest Sinks 11%

WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- This year's pecan harvest is expected to drop 11% from last year to reach 248 million pounds, according to the USDA's latest crop estimates. . . . Continue

U.S. Cotton Yields Dip Further

WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- All cotton production In the United States is forecast at 12.8 million 480-pound bales, down 2% from the previous forecast and down 11% from 2022, according to the USDA's latest crop estimates. . . . Continue

Peanut Crop Remains Above 2022

WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- Peanut production is forecast at 6.25 billion pounds in 2023, down 1% from the previous forecast, but up 13% from 2022, according to the USDA's latest crop estimates. . . . Continue

U.S. Objective Yield Data For Cotton - Oct 2023

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U.S. Alfalfa and Hay Production Estimates - Oct 2023

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Sugarcane Output Remains Lower

WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at 32.7 million tons, up 1% from the previous forecast but down 6% from last season, according to the USDA's latest crop estimates. . . . Continue

Moderate Gain In Walnut Harvest

WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS -- The 2023 California walnut production is forecast at 790,000 tons, up 5% from last year's production of 752,000 tons, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023. . . . Continue

More Optimistic Sugarbeet Forecast

WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS --Production of sugarbeets for the 2023 crop year is forecast at 35.3 million tons, up 3% from last month and up 8% from last year, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023. . . . Continue

U.S. Objective Cotton Yield Data - September 2023

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U.S. Cotton Yields Decline

WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS -- All cotton production in the United States is forecast at 13.1 million 480-pound bales, down 6% from the previous forecast and down 9% from 2022, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023. . . . Continue

Declining Sugarcane Harvest

WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS --Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at 32.4 million tons, down 7% from both the previous forecast and season, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023. . . . Continue

Upward Revision In Peanut Yields

WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS -- Peanuts production is forecast at 6.32 billion pounds in 2023, up 2% from the previous forecast and up 14% from 2022, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023. . . . Continue

U.S. Expects Bigger Sugarbeet Crop

WASHINGTON - Aug 11/23 - SNS -- Production of sugarbeets for the 2023 crop year is forecast at 34.4 million tons, up 5% from 2022, according to the USDA. . . . Continue

Smaller U.S. Peach Harvest

WASHINGTON - Aug 11/23 - SNS -- United States peach total production for the 2023 season is forecast at 543,000 tons, down 13% from 2022, according to the USDA. . . . Continue