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FY 2020 U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast Lowered
Last week, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released the Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, a quarterly report…
USDA Allows Extensions on Insurance Deadlines, Deferral of Interest to Help Producers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is making further adjustments to assist producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Approved Insurance Providers…
CoBank-Solid Rebound Expected for U.S. Sugarbeet Industry
Sugarbeet growers and cooperatives in the U.S. are expected to have a stronger financial year ahead, with improved production and…
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
U.S. corn planting steadily moved toward the finish line while soybean planting reached the three-quarters finished mark last week, USDA…
Federal Reserve-Observations on the Ag Economy- May 2020
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its May 2020 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions…
Seasonal Price Rally in Soybeans
Typically, November soybean futures prices see a bit of a rally in June. Hopes grew recently for a similar rally…
President to Withdraw From WHO, Sanction China
President Donald Trump on Friday again pushed to place more sanctions on China by declaring that Hong Kong is no…
Getting Your Foot in the Door of Farming
As challenging as farming might be these days, there are still young folks lined up to get a foot in…
Class III Milk Futures Price Shoots Above $17
Milk price forecasts can change rather dramatically from one month to the next. This is the situation between the April…
U.S. Food Prices See Historic Jump
As if trips to the grocery store weren’t nerve-wracking enough, U.S. shoppers lately have seen the costs of meat, eggs…