Ian Berry
@ianberry.bsky.social
Agriculture and commodities. Former newspaper/wire journalist and yinzer. Milwaukee enjoyer. Fan of the Bucks and the Buccos.
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Ian Berry
@ianberry.bsky.social
· Dec 5
Same rule applies here as everywhere else on the internet, never read the comments
Me, watching me 30 minutes ago poke around to see what those two disgraced political reporters are up to this time
a man in a mask is standing in a dark room .
ALT: a man in a mask is standing in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Me, watching me 30 minutes ago poke around to see what those two disgraced political reporters are up to this time
community impact from the Tyson Foods beef plant closure in south-central Nebraska announced yesterday:
Many more work in jobs that support the plant and it's workforce, from tire shops to restaurants. It could well be more than half in the end. It will impact towns like cozad also.
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
community impact from the Tyson Foods beef plant closure in south-central Nebraska announced yesterday:
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This sounds devastating for a town of a little over 11,000 people.
"The Lexington, Neb., plant employs roughly 3,000 people and can slaughter almost 5,000 cattle a day, according to industry estimates."
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www.wsj.com/business/tys...
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www.wsj.com/business/tys...
Exclusive | Tyson to Close One of the Biggest Beef-Processing Plants in the U.S.
The largest meat supplier in the U.S. has lost more than $425 million on beef this year, despite near record-high prices.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This sounds devastating for a town of a little over 11,000 people.
"The Lexington, Neb., plant employs roughly 3,000 people and can slaughter almost 5,000 cattle a day, according to industry estimates."
🎁
www.wsj.com/business/tys...
🎁
www.wsj.com/business/tys...
Exclusive | Tyson to Close One of the Biggest Beef-Processing Plants in the U.S.
The largest meat supplier in the U.S. has lost more than $425 million on beef this year, despite near record-high prices.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"The Lexington, Neb., plant employs roughly 3,000 people and can slaughter almost 5,000 cattle a day, according to industry estimates."
🎁
www.wsj.com/business/tys...
🎁
www.wsj.com/business/tys...
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Have to LOL at the irony of anti-Fiat crypto-maxi dweebs rooting for the CB to cut rates.
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Have to LOL at the irony of anti-Fiat crypto-maxi dweebs rooting for the CB to cut rates.
new contract lows in both cotton and rice today
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
new contract lows in both cotton and rice today
relief rally imminent
*LEAVITT: TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
relief rally imminent
Ag Outlook Forum stays in D.C.
Haven't heard anything about the USDA relocation and new "hubs" lately
Haven't heard anything about the USDA relocation and new "hubs" lately
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ag Outlook Forum stays in D.C.
Haven't heard anything about the USDA relocation and new "hubs" lately
Haven't heard anything about the USDA relocation and new "hubs" lately
S&P Global (formerly Informa) 2026 U.S. acreage projections:
Corn: 95.0 million, ⬇️ 3.7 million from 2025
Soybeans: 84.5 million, ⬆️ 3.4 million from 2025
Wheat: 44.0 million, ⬇️ 1.3 million from 2025
Corn: 95.0 million, ⬇️ 3.7 million from 2025
Soybeans: 84.5 million, ⬆️ 3.4 million from 2025
Wheat: 44.0 million, ⬇️ 1.3 million from 2025
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
S&P Global (formerly Informa) 2026 U.S. acreage projections:
Corn: 95.0 million, ⬇️ 3.7 million from 2025
Soybeans: 84.5 million, ⬆️ 3.4 million from 2025
Wheat: 44.0 million, ⬇️ 1.3 million from 2025
Corn: 95.0 million, ⬇️ 3.7 million from 2025
Soybeans: 84.5 million, ⬆️ 3.4 million from 2025
Wheat: 44.0 million, ⬇️ 1.3 million from 2025
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Bill Belichick attended a cheerleading competition in Raleigh, where he supported his girlfriend Jordon, a member of a coed adult cheerleading team. #BillBelichick #CollegeFootball #football
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Bill Belichick attended a cheerleading competition in Raleigh, where he supported his girlfriend Jordon, a member of a coed adult cheerleading team. #BillBelichick #CollegeFootball #football
Urban/rural is now a much more meaningful divide than north/south
I understand why some white liberals from the Deep South want to insist that there isn't something distinct (and bad) about Southern political culture but the problem with this is that we wouldn't even have this idea of "The South" as distinct from the rest of the US if there wasn't a there there
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Urban/rural is now a much more meaningful divide than north/south
NOPA soybean crush report comes in bullish at 227.647 million bushels for October, a record high for any month, up 13.9% from a year ago, and *way* above the average Reuters survey estimate of 209.522 million.
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
NOPA soybean crush report comes in bullish at 227.647 million bushels for October, a record high for any month, up 13.9% from a year ago, and *way* above the average Reuters survey estimate of 209.522 million.
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Brooke Rollins says on Newsmax SNAP participants will have to re-apply for the program.
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
The move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and get rid of “fraud.”
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Brooke Rollins says on Newsmax SNAP participants will have to re-apply for the program.
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Actuals:
Corn 2.154 billion
Wheat 901 million
Soybeans: 290 million
Corn 2.154 billion
Wheat 901 million
Soybeans: 290 million
Average analyst carryout estimates ahead of today's USDA report via Reuters
Corn: 2.136 billion bushels, versus 2.110 billion in September
Wheat: 867 million, versus 844 million in September
Soybeans: 304 million (estimates range from 187 to 494) versus 300 million in September
Corn: 2.136 billion bushels, versus 2.110 billion in September
Wheat: 867 million, versus 844 million in September
Soybeans: 304 million (estimates range from 187 to 494) versus 300 million in September
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Actuals:
Corn 2.154 billion
Wheat 901 million
Soybeans: 290 million
Corn 2.154 billion
Wheat 901 million
Soybeans: 290 million
Average analyst carryout estimates ahead of today's USDA report via Reuters
Corn: 2.136 billion bushels, versus 2.110 billion in September
Wheat: 867 million, versus 844 million in September
Soybeans: 304 million (estimates range from 187 to 494) versus 300 million in September
Corn: 2.136 billion bushels, versus 2.110 billion in September
Wheat: 867 million, versus 844 million in September
Soybeans: 304 million (estimates range from 187 to 494) versus 300 million in September
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Average analyst carryout estimates ahead of today's USDA report via Reuters
Corn: 2.136 billion bushels, versus 2.110 billion in September
Wheat: 867 million, versus 844 million in September
Soybeans: 304 million (estimates range from 187 to 494) versus 300 million in September
Corn: 2.136 billion bushels, versus 2.110 billion in September
Wheat: 867 million, versus 844 million in September
Soybeans: 304 million (estimates range from 187 to 494) versus 300 million in September
Foliage better than you expect to see in Wisconsin in mid-November
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Foliage better than you expect to see in Wisconsin in mid-November
Amused by USDA's approach for getting caught up on export data:
1) ssssllllooowwwwllly releasing old weekly export sales until they are caught up in January.
2) Also here's every daily flash sale from the past six weeks, released at exactly the same time as the first crop report in two months.
1) ssssllllooowwwwllly releasing old weekly export sales until they are caught up in January.
2) Also here's every daily flash sale from the past six weeks, released at exactly the same time as the first crop report in two months.
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Amused by USDA's approach for getting caught up on export data:
1) ssssllllooowwwwllly releasing old weekly export sales until they are caught up in January.
2) Also here's every daily flash sale from the past six weeks, released at exactly the same time as the first crop report in two months.
1) ssssllllooowwwwllly releasing old weekly export sales until they are caught up in January.
2) Also here's every daily flash sale from the past six weeks, released at exactly the same time as the first crop report in two months.
Reposted by Ian Berry
USTR Greer tells some of us at the White House that the US can begin implementing tariff carveouts for food products not grown domestically because it has reached a"critical mass" of trade deals that have "started to reshape the global trade system."
"Now is the right time" to release some duties
"Now is the right time" to release some duties
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
USTR Greer tells some of us at the White House that the US can begin implementing tariff carveouts for food products not grown domestically because it has reached a"critical mass" of trade deals that have "started to reshape the global trade system."
"Now is the right time" to release some duties
"Now is the right time" to release some duties
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while the headline indices have barely moved off the highs, the carnage in the low quality hype stuff like quantum computing, nuclear energy etc is quite something just month to date:
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
while the headline indices have barely moved off the highs, the carnage in the low quality hype stuff like quantum computing, nuclear energy etc is quite something just month to date:
Reposted by Ian Berry
Big temperature swings this week!
Loop: Map showing the forecast high (max) temperature departure from normal Today - Sunday.
🟦Much BELOW normal temperatures
🟥Much ABOVE normal temperatures
weather.gov
Loop: Map showing the forecast high (max) temperature departure from normal Today - Sunday.
🟦Much BELOW normal temperatures
🟥Much ABOVE normal temperatures
weather.gov
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Big temperature swings this week!
Loop: Map showing the forecast high (max) temperature departure from normal Today - Sunday.
🟦Much BELOW normal temperatures
🟥Much ABOVE normal temperatures
weather.gov
Loop: Map showing the forecast high (max) temperature departure from normal Today - Sunday.
🟦Much BELOW normal temperatures
🟥Much ABOVE normal temperatures
weather.gov
Steelers need a nice long losing streak to force a rebuild, no more 9-8 seasons
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Steelers need a nice long losing streak to force a rebuild, no more 9-8 seasons
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NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”