USDA says 2025 U.S. corn production hit 17 billion bushels, likely keeping prices low. Strong yields and ample supplies are expected to pressure the corn market and limit price gains.

A USDA report showing larger-than-expected corn supplies has raised price concerns, prompting RFA to push for legislative approval of year-round E15 ethanol to support demand.

Kansas is experiencing the worst highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in the U.S., with nearly 414,000 birds infected across multiple commercial and backyard flocks, the most severe in the nation.