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Ian Berry

@ianberry.bsky.social
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Agriculture and commodities. Former newspaper/wire journalist and yinzer. Milwaukee enjoyer. Fan of the Bucks and the Buccos.

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Keith Good @kgooda.bsky.social · 8h
The U.S. agricultural trade deficit narrowed to $21.7 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal 2026, down from $40.6 billion during the same period a year earlier, as exports rose to $165.9 billion and imports fell to $187.6 billion,
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 9h
What a weird way to frame a story. We used to know two things about Minnesota, but now there's a third thing.
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Jonathan Erdman @wxjerdman.bsky.social · 10h
Only 6 times since 1872 has the Twin Cities reached 90˚ in October. Two of those times were both days this past weekend, including their record latest in fall 90˚ high. Par for the course in what has been America's record warmest year-to-date in 132 years.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
the announcers being oblivious to the situation too is highly underrated in this clip
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'm always skeptical of that narrative, it gets overblown by the national media for easy clicks IMO, but I guess I've fallen into the "this time is different" camp recently. You all have a better view of it than I do though.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Farmers and ranchers who have been very reliably Republican, I think there’s a number of them that are thinking, ‘I want to use my vote to try to get some change,’” Mr. Horn said. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
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Republicans Held Onto the Great Plains for Years. Now They’re Nervous. (Gift Article)
Republicans have dominated the center of the country for a quarter-century. Now they face several tough races for Senate and governor.
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Barchart @barchart.com · 09/10/2026
BREAKING 🚨: Corn Timberrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 📉 📉
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
USDA *raises* its corn yield estimate to 181.2 bu/acre, from 178.5 last month. Corn crop estimate of 16.034 billion bushels up from 15.8 billion last month and from average survey estimate of 15.721 billion. Soybean crop estimate also raised, modestly. Yield at 53.1 vs. 52.8 last month.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Ascension, by Ford Madox Brown, 1844, 📸 by Kirsten Schmitt
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
in my lone visit there it was not yet open for the season, which is the main reason I need to go back
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...
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ICE Seizes 90 Biodiesel Shipments Worth $2.8M Allegedly Bound for Cuba
U.S. authorities seized 90 biodiesel shipments worth $2.8 million and detained nearly 615,000 gallons, alleging the fuel was illegally exported to Cuba.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not the main point of the story, but interesting: "To measure vendor credit, it typically uses its Agricultural Resource Management Survey, a roughly 24-page producer questionnaire, where response rates have fallen from about 68% in 2009 to nearly 33% in 2025, according to USDA data."
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Don Carr @doncarr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Excited to finally share the story of my three-day voyage across Lake Superior on the Research Vessel the Blue Heron.
greatlakes.org
Science Under the Surface - Alliance for the Great Lakes
The water was cold and calm, the sun high and bright when we departed from Superior, Wisconsin. It was late May, and I had the privilege of accompanying the crew […]
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
they had a streak last month of 13 straight days above 100 degrees, in September
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
surprises me more and more every year how many people are "choosin Texas"
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 07/10/2026
The request for information responds to a growing number of complaints USDA has received from farmers about obstacles to buying equipment and getting it serviced, according to the FTC. www.washingtonsun.com/agencies/trum…
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The Trump Administration Is Looking Into Farmers’ Antitrust Concerns
The new inquiry into farm equipment is the latest move to reach out to rural voters ahead of the midterm elections.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three masked men stole $40,000 in ground beef, loaded it into two Ford Fusions and a Ford SUV, and drove off www.fox29.com/news/3-sough...
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3 sought in ground beef heist from tractor-trailer in Northeast Philadelphia
Police are searching for three people who they believe stole several pallets for ground beef from a tractor-trailer overnight in Philadelphia.
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Ryan Stauffer @ryanswx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Haha, this fucking sucks.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 Sochi. Claimed as Aframax Rio tanker was carrying crude oil from Novorossiysk to India and was almost fully loaded.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just about everyone else is lower heading into Friday's USDA crop report. Average Bloomberg analyst survey estimates are 177.8 bushels/acre for corn and 52.9 for soybeans.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Purdue Ag Barometer survey out today shows a majority of farmers think the country is on the wrong track
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The other ship, which was sailing south with wheat on board, caught fire, and at least two of its sailors were wounded, Mr. Radev said." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
nytimes.com
Drones Hit Ships Off Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast, Prime Minister Says (Gift Article)
A rescue effort was underway, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, after one of the two ships sank. It was not immediately clear where the drones originated.
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sizov-andre.bsky.social @sizov-andre.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Big move in BRLUSD after Flávio Bolsonaro’s unexpectedly strong election result — one of the factors behind today’s strength in ags. #soybeans #corn #oatt
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 05/10/2026
Check the date 👨‍🍳💋
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
oh wow
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
yeah to have it happen at that particular moment.....
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
honestly didn't think this was possible
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Heirloom blue eggs
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
StoneX not afraid to piss off farmers.....raised its soybean crop estimate today and hiked the yield to 54.1 bushels/acre, from 53.0 previously. USDA is at 52.8. Lowered its corn crop estimate, but still well above USDA. It's yield estimate is 182.1 versus 182.9 previously. USDA down at 178.5.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My man
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
StoneX not afraid to piss off farmers.....raised its soybean crop estimate today and hiked the yield to 54.1 bushels/acre, from 53.0 previously. USDA is at 52.8. Lowered its corn crop estimate, but still well above USDA. It's yield estimate is 182.1 versus 182.9 previously. USDA down at 178.5.
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TMJ4 News @tmj4.com · 01/10/2026
Tom Tiffany, the Republican congressman backed by President Donald Trump, has raised more than $26 million during the past two months, with $24 million-plus coming from just three people.
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3 billionaires give Republican Tom Tiffany a big cash boost in the Wisconsin governor's race
Tom Tiffany, the Republican congressman backed by President Donald Trump, has raised more than $26 million during the past two months, with $24 million-plus coming from just three people.
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yall wanna see a duck army deployed into a field to eat bugs
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the sports app
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sept. 1 stocks from USDA Corn: 2.095 billion bushels vs. 1.918 billion expected -- up 35% y-o-y Soybeans: 315 million bushels vs. 324 million expected --down 3% y-o-y Wheat: 1.846 billion vs. 1.872 expected -- down 14% y-o-y
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Meet the First U.S. Farmer to Plant His Entire Crop Autonomously www.agweb.com/news/busines...
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There are too many playoff teams
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/b...
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‘Is it really worth it to keep going on?’ Economic pain hits America’s farm belt | CNN Business
John Yeley has spent the last 26 years working on his farm, which his family has owned since 1852.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Farmers need this information,” said Seth Meyer, who resigned last December as chief economist for the Agriculture Department. “Otherwise they are at a distinct disadvantage to the major trading houses.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Under Trump, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Scales Back Enforcement, Worrying Farmers (Gift Article)
The fate of two cotton brokers highlights how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has scaled back its regulatory actions not just for crypto cases but also for the kinds of cases it has long poli...
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"BEIJING, Sept 28 (Reuters) - China is set to cut tariffs on a broad range of US agricultural goods, from corn and wheat to meat and dairy, but top import item soybeans were excluded from a tariff-reduction list its commerce ministry issued on Monday."
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
More Dem for Governor signs than you'd normally expect to see in semi-rural Waukesha County
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good Will Hunting product placement continues to pay off
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Maybe it was a test....you didn't make eye contact but you kept your cool
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Not as easy as it sounds, people forget Dunkin coffee was better back then.
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Many years ago, I had an interview with a very prestigious newspaper for a full-time stringer job. It was framed as a casual conversation so I brought a hot Dunkin coffee. Thought I was going to get the gig. Did not. And now whenever I think about not getting the gig, I think about that coffee.
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Joe Janzen @jjanzen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Only 0.67% of US agricultural land is foreign-held. The vast majority of that is forest land. Canada is by a wide margin the largest single origin of foreign farmland owners in the US.
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Ben Lilliston @benlilliston.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ICE hits Kansas meatpacking plants, big meatpackers quiet. meatingplace.com/ice-activity...
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ICE Activity in Kansas Affects National Beef Production: Report
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Southwest Kansas prompted National Beef to partially delay shifts Wednesday at its Liberal plant, according to a report by Kansas News Service and...
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mjwiegand.bsky.social @mjwiegand.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you want to know what way the wind is blowing, here’s a fully extended windsock ruralradio.com/krvn/news/ne...
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Nebraska Farm Bureau remains neutral in governor’s race after backing Pillen in 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Farm Bureau is remaining neutral in Nebraska’s 2026 governor’s race for now, a notable change from four years ago when the organization endorsed Jim Pillen during the…
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
America would be in a better place right now had the SEC never existed
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Purdue finds that modern planters provide zero yield boost compared to a 30-year-old planter (although they do save time) youtu.be/DuE2sBrayrA?...
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We Tested a 30-Year-Old Planter Against a Modern One
YouTube video by Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
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