TOP AG NEWS
Strong Basis Evaporates in a Puff of Steam
Any complex, multi-stage process will have some bottleneck. For row-crop harvest, sometimes the bottleneck is at the elevator where trucks…
Mississippi Corn Harvest Goes Well Despite the Season’s Weather
Erick Larson, corn specialist with Mississippi State University Extension, said Mississippi corn yields are a little bit off from the…
Farmer Sentiment Improves As Fall Harvest Gets Underway
The Ag Economy Barometer improved to a reading of 136 in October, up 15 points compared to September, which pushed the barometer…
Liquid Propane Bottleneck Cripples Drying Capacity
What makes an already difficult, wet and nasty harvest even worse? Shortages of supplies you desperately need. Liquid propane is…
Release of 2018 Farm Bill What-If Tool
The 2018 Farm Bill What-If Tool has been released (click here to download). This Microsoft Excel spreadsheet will estimate Price Loss Coverage…
RaboBank-Ten-year Outlook for U.S. Grains and Oilseeds Looks Challenging
Our grain & oilseed baseline outlook to 2028 indicates that prices and farmer margins will remain under pressure. There are…
Cotton Prices Low Amid Poor Market Conditions
Texas cotton growers face poor prices amid high domestic and foreign production, coupled with weakening demand, said a Texas A&M AgriLife…
Corn Harvest Hits Halfway Point-Still Second-Slowest Pace in Past 20 Years
The U.S. corn harvest finally hit the halfway point last week while the soybean harvest was about three-quarters complete as…
What Does a Trade Deal Promise for Soybean Exports?
The proposed Phase 1 trade deal with China continues to move toward a resolution. An initial announcement of $40-50 billion…
USDA Baseline Background, Outlook, and Recent Projections
Last week, the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report (“A Deeper Look Into the USDA Crop Baseline Projections…