February 26, 2013
BY Erin Krueger
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The USDA on Dec. 31 announced the per-acre payment rates for $11 billion of the $12 billion farm aid package announced in December. U.S. corn, soybean and sorghum farmers will receive respective per-acre payments of $44.36, $30.88, and $48.11.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 9 released a proposed 2026-27 state budget. Details published by the California Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review indicate the proposed budget includes provisions for a new SAF tax credit.
The USDA reduced its forecast for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Jan. 12. The forecast price for soybean oil was unchanged.
U.S. soybean production fell by approximately 3% in 2025, according to the USDA’s latest Crop Production report, released Jan. 12. Soybean yields, however, reached a record high of 53 bushels per acre.
The U.S. EPA on Jan. 7 delivered a draft final rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget to repeal the agency’s 2009 Endangerment Finding and tailpipe greenhouse gas regulations for motor vehicles and engines.