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The Agriculture Department’s final rice production estimate for the past crop year joined the quarterly stocks report as contributed to this month’s forecasts for domestic rice production, supply and demand. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

The average warm temperatures for this past December, and this past year, are now in, but did they set monthly, or annual, records? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the top ten warmest years on record, including the most recent addition – 2024 – listed as top all-time.

Have a holiday gift that you need to return or exchange for whatever reason? What are some things to know when doing so? (Rod Bain and Laura Hendrix of University of Arkansas Extension)

Laura Hendrix of University of Arkansas Extension discusses some considerations when returning or exchanging a holiday gift with a retailer, including time frames such transactions are allowed.

Several locales within the Los Angeles metro area … rural as well as urban … are impacted by the destruction of this week’s series of wildfires. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

A developing weather system over the weekend and early next week adds concerns regarding wildfire containment efforts in Southern California. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

What were the findings of quarterly stocks, winter wheat seedings, and annual crop production review among the reports issued Friday by the Agriculture Department Friday to start this calendar year? (Rod Bain)

How did USDA’s Chief Economist and the markets respond to Friday’s annual Crop Production Report revising end-of-year forecasts for 2024’s corn and soybean crops? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses some of the potential trade reaction to USDA's Quarterly Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings Reports.