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USDA-Pork Processing Rebounds as COVID-19 Infections of Plant Labor Force Recede
Capacity utilization in the U.S. pork processing industry is on the rebound as workers in plants, earlier infected by COVID-19,…
Big Crop, Big Price for 2020 Rice Expected
U.S. rice producers should make a big crop this year and get paid for it. “I think the market will…
Grain Storage Space Issues Loom for Fall
Farmers will likely face grain storage issues again this fall. Last year, harvest was wetter than normal, and producers struggled…
Drought Emerging in Parts of Texas
Despite rains in parts of Texas and more in the immediate forecast, summer 2020 looks like it will be especially…
Cattle Harvest Reported to Be Back to Near Normal Levels
Cattle slaughter continues to recover from COVID-19 disruptions in April and May. Estimated cattle slaughter for the week ending June…
Expected Harvest Prices for Soybeans in 2020
We developed a statistical model that projects the 2020 harvest price for soybeans, given a national soybean yield and average…
Enabling Ag Carbon Credits
After roughly a 10-year quest to get back on the congressional agenda, advocates for farmers and landowners getting paid for…
COVID-19 Ag Related Losses Mount as China Seeks Virus Documentation on Soybeans
Donnelle Eller reported on the front page of Tuesday’s Des Moines Register that, “The Trump administration has sent $4 billion in payments to…
A Wild Ride for Exchange Rates in 2020
In the early weeks of the COVID pandemic, we noted that exchange rates would be an important factor to watch in…
Good-to-Excellent Ratings at 72% for Corn, 70% for Soybeans
The condition of the nation’s corn crop improved slightly last week while soybean conditions dropped slightly, USDA NASS said in…