China Growing Into Major Beef Export Partner
The nation’s U.S. soybean imports have gotten most of the headlines in the agricultural world in the last year or…
Ethanol Exports Slip 12% on COVID-19 Pandemic
Exports of U.S. ethanol account for 60% of the global marketplace, which has seen sharp declines in demand throughout this…
Grain Trade Watching South American Weather, Pre-Thanksgiving Positioning For Market Direction
Demand and growing speculation about the damage the South American crops are enduring from widespread increasing drought conditions have been…
Forecasters Eyeing Jet Stream, Polar Vortex For Moisture, Bitter-cold Temperature Chances
Growing and intensifying drought heading into the winter — normally the wet season in the western U.S. — will require…
La Niña-driven Southern Plains Drought Expected to Persist Through Spring — Climatologist
A La Niña system started developing in the Pacific Ocean a few months ago, and that’s not a good sign…
Export Potential Setting Up an Acreage Battle for 2021
China keeps buying U.S. soybeans and based on expected continued demand as that nation rebuilds its hog herd and rattling…
Fed Survey Shows Improving Ag Credit Conditions, Financial Standing
Agriculture took its lumps along with many sectors of the economy earlier in the year from the COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers bounced back later in the year, with many righting the ship in the third quarter of the year after sharp revenue declines in the second quarter, according to the latest survey of ag credit conditions by Kansas City Fed Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive Nathan Kauffman.
Butter a Bright Spot for Dairy Market
This year's been a "banner year for butter," a recent USDA report shows.
Texas Peanut Farmers Take Stock of a Tough Growing Season
Drought was a common theme for peanut producers in the Lone Star State this year and though 13% more acres were planted to the crop this year, yields were around 11.5% lower in that key state, according to USDA data.
Agricultural Water Use Declining — Study
Farmers’ water conservation efforts are paying off. In the 15 years preceding 2010, agricultural water use in the U.S. trended…