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Will Corn Exports Recover?
Despite the corn crop dropping by 118 million bushels in last Friday’s WASDE report, a 100 million bushel reduction in…
Farm-Level Implication of MFP Payments
After the USDA and White House announced the 2019 MFP program, we noted that direct government payments were set to soar…
Harvest Rains Complicate an Already Struggling Cotton Crop
Standing in his drip-irrigated field north of Lockney, Texas, producer Dan B. Smith watches as his John Deere stripper-baler slowly…
Hemp-Farmers Ahead of Processors
A shortage of buyers for hemp produced for CBD oil extraction is causing growers to look at different markets for…
China “Scouring the World for Meat” as African Swine Fever Impacts Protein Markets
Bloomberg News reported last week that, “Tang Jie, who works on a pig farm, says he used to get pork from…
U.S. Business Sees Dwindling Prospects in Cuba
The Havana International Trade Fair is where Cuba puts the best face on its struggling economy. There are state-run restaurants…
Propane Demand Outstripping Pipeline Capacity in Parts of Midwest
As of Wednesday morning, Harmony, Minnesota, farmers Jeff and Roxi Thompson were having no problem finding enough propane to dry…
WASDE Report Reflects Tightening Corn Supplies, but Falling Demand
Even though the November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report featured a tighter U.S. and world balance sheet…
Farm Liquidity in Decline, Aside from USDA Payments
The financial liquidity of farms across Iowa has been in decline over the past several years, despite a slight increase…
GOP Senators and Iowa’s Governor Tell EPA to Fix Its RFS Proposal
Seven Midwest senators and Iowa’s governor, all Republicans, are pushing back on EPA’s supplemental plan for the Renewable Fuel Standard,…