USDA springs further surprise in crop report

Gregor Heard
August 13 2019 - 7:30pm
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has sprung sopme surprises in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has sprung sopme surprises in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

WORLD grain prices took a massive hit overnight on Monday on the back of a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report that failed to make anticipated cuts to US corn acreage and yields.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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