This week’s Ag News Daily episode covers continued corn and soybean planting progress, major ag policy updates, tightening fertilizer markets, and the latest market reaction following the May WASDE report.

Agriculture headlines this week include Midwest planting conditions, crop progress updates from USDA, President Trump’s delayed action on beef imports, a federal trade court ruling on global tariffs, USDA relocation concerns, and the U.S. House passing legislation to allow year-round E15 sales. We also discuss what expanded E15 access could mean for corn demand, soybean-based biodiesel, ethanol blend rates, and livestock feed costs, according to analysis from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.

Additional crop and agribusiness news includes a new Bayer Crop Science and bp partnership focused on camelina for renewable fuels, global fertilizer supply concerns impacting sulfur, ammonia, urea, and phosphate markets, EPA’s new Farmer-to-Farmer conservation grant program, Smithfield Foods’ 2025 sustainability report, the latest tractor and combine sales data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and the American Bankers Association’s 2025 Farm Bank Performance Report.

This week’s interview introduces Ag News Daily summer intern Josie Kelly, who joins Delaney to share more about her background, experiences, and role with the show.

The markets segment breaks down key takeaways from the May WASDE report, including bullish wheat numbers, tighter global corn ending stocks, supportive soybean demand updates, results from the Wheat Quality Council’s Kansas crop tour, and the latest movement in crude oil, wheat, grain, and oilseed markets.

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