Max Armstrong takes a closer look at the reports finally released from USDA. He shares information on corn and soybeans. But there’s a crop shortage listed that got Max’s attention – the hay shortage. Hay production fell 4% from the year before even with acreage up. And alfalfa production dropped 6%.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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