USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Monday, October 26, 2026 3:34PM CDT
Corn was 60% harvested, and the remaining crop was rated 56% in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, Oct. 25. Soybeans were 79% harvested.
Taxlink
Monday, October 26, 2026 11:54AM CDT
A new FSA rule now treats LLCs and S corps as pass-through entities, prompting farmers to reconsider entity structure, weighing S corp tax savings against partnerships' greater flexibility and debt-basis advantages.
USDA Acknowledges Corn Crop Yield Error
Monday, October 26, 2026 7:47AM CDT
USDA on Friday revised its corn estimates for September, citing a processing error involving acreage weights that affected yield estimates out of Kansas and Nebraska. Despite the revisions, USDA did not change its October yield projection of 181.2 bushels per acre or its production projection of 16.034 billion bushels.
Top 5 Things to Watch
Sunday, October 25, 2026 4:50AM CDT
A slight temperature cool-down and increased rain potential hit the Midwest, while market traders predict no rate hikes from the Fed.