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From Farm Policy News Reuters’ Bo Erickson and Kanishka Singh reported that “President Donald Trump said on Monday the US Department of Agriculture will launch what he called a new ‘harvest fuel relief program’ that will provide farmers with $8 billion in support to ​offset diesel costs during the harvest season.” Read…

From WSU Wheat & Small Grains Commodity prices fluctuate, input costs rise, interest rates change, and weather continues to remind us who’s really in charge. While producers can’t control those forces, they can control how they manage their businesses. The most successful farms aren’t always those with the highest yields—they’re…

From the Capital Press Pacific Northwest wheat industry leaders are asking the USDA to develop a policy to compensate growers for low protein, in the wake of price dockage for growers at grain export elevators. Farmers are seeing a reduction of 30 cents per bushel to 50 cents per bushel for…

From the Capital Press American Farm Bureau Federation economists expect agricultural losses will deepen in 2027, leaving farmers needing more federal aid. Difficult market conditions, including below-breakeven prices, are forecast to continue for significant specialty crops and all major row crops. Read the rest of the article here.

From world-grain.com After weeks of bullish fundamentals having little to no impact on US wheat futures that continued to descend to multi-month lows, the wheat complex finally found a supportive instigator in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) June 30 Acreage report. Read the rest of the article here.

From Agrinews Total U.S. winter wheat production estimates were reduced to its lowest since 1965 as a severe drought continues in the Plains. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced its U.S. all winter wheat production estimate by 2% from last month to 1.03 billion bushels, 27% lower than last year. Read…

From the Capital Press The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose in late 2024 and early 2025 with the fortunes of President Donald Trump, whom many farmers viewed favorably. But for much of 2026, survey results have been more in line with pessimistic scores from the previous administration. Producer…

By Ben Tindall, in the Washington State Standard As the 2026 Washington state legislative session came to a close, there was at least one thing worth noting: some of the worst anti-farm ideas introduced this year did not make it across the finish line. That is the good news. The bad…

From the Capital Press A Washington State University economist says it’s time for farmers to sell their wheat, as the conflict in Iran has pushed prices higher. But, the conflict is likely to increase input prices for farmers. Last fall, economist Randy Fortenbery told farmers they might want to start…

From the Capital Press Washington in 2024 ranked No.1 in producing apples, blueberries, hops, pears, onions and sweet cherries. It was No. 2 in grapes, potatoes, raspberries and winter wheat, grapes. And in take-home farmer pay, it ranked No. 50. Despite excelling at growing high-value crops, Washington agriculture actually lost…