TOP AG NEWS
USDA Reminds Producers About Premium Payment
USDA Reminds Producers Who Received ‘Top-up Payments’ about Premium Payment Deadlines The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA)…
New Clean Water Rule Released
Agricultural groups cheered and environmental groups howled Thursday as the Trump administration released a new rule defining waters of the…
Soybeans and the Phase-One Agreement
I admit, this is a bit odd for a market analyst who is constantly being asked where prices are headed,…
Fair Play and the Crop Reports
A Simple Proposal to Re-Level the Playing Field after the Release of USDA Crop Reports The purpose of USDA crop…
Wheat Is the Word
Few financial assets have gotten off to as good of a start this year as Chicago wheat has, adding over…
Details on Drought Disaster Relief
Disaster relief authorized for crop producers affected by extreme drought Recent passage of a Congressional act may bring relief to…
What Will China Buy?
Chinese Grain Trade Waiting on Official Rules, Guidance on How to Implement Trade Deal While the U.S. celebrated the signing…
Starbucks Deals Blow to Dairy
The latest blow to the downtrodden dairy industry was delivered by none other than Starbucks Corp., with the coffee giant…
Expected Payments on ARC-CO and PLC
Update of Gardner Payment ARC/PLC Payment Calculator After the release of the January WASDE report, the Gardner ARC/PLC Payment Calculator was updated…
Rice Price Forecasting
Who, if anyone, do you rely upon for advice on the rice market? Do you think the smartest person in…