Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, April 15,

2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes

cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in

agriculture each morning.

The U.S. and Japan are expected to finalize a trade deal, with Japan

potentially increasing imports and investments. The U.S. is

investigating semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports, which could

take up to 270 days. Argentina's currency devaluation and reduced

export taxes have slowed farmer selling. USDA reported increased corn

and wheat inspections but decreased soybean inspections. Planting

has begun, but rain is expected this week and next week in key growing

regions of the US. Yesterday’s wheat and corn inspections were well

above pre-report expectations, with corn shipments the second highest

of the marketing year.

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