AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoFarm Relief: USDA will make $8 billion in one-time payments to farmers facing high diesel and other input costs. The Harvest Fuel Relief program will use planted acres and modeled crop-year losses to calculate support; payment rates are expected in November. Harvest Update: Dry weather is helping Iowa producers get back into fields, but corn harvest is 26% complete and soybeans 57%—24 and 17 percentage points behind their five-year averages, respectively. Crop Damage: In Perak, Malaysia, elephants have damaged crops and plantation infrastructure across 80 hectares, prompting oil palm smallholders to seek urgent help.
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