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Brazil’s Pork Is Flying to China, Records Show
The combination of the African Swine Fever, which generated the slaughter of nearly 200 million hogs in China, and the…
USDA’s RMA-Prevent Plant Claims Are More Than $458 Million
USDA’s Risk Management Agency is still calculating how many prevent plant acres are out in farm country. While the Department…
Prospects for Soybean Demand
Uncertainty regarding soybean acreage and yield potential will continue to be significant factors in soybean price movements through harvest. Without…
USDA Opens Signup for Market Facilitation Program
Signup is open for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to assist farmers who…
Texas Alternative Crop Outlook a Mixed Bag
Alternative crops like sunflowers and sesame experienced a mixed year amid variable market conditions for the commodities that produce everything…
USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Trade Aid Package
Bill Northey, the USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, was a guest on Monday’s “Adams on Agriculture” radio show with Mike…
Corn, Soybean Good-to-Excellent Ratings Lowest in 7 Years
The condition of the U.S. corn crop improved slightly last week and the condition of soybeans held steady, according to…
Farm Credit Services of America Reports Further Softening of Farmland Values in 2019
Farmland values slipped some in the first half of 2019 in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. But on the whole,…
U.S. Economy Growth Slows in Second Quarter, But Consumer Spending an Important Bright Spot
Figures recently released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis put the growth of the economy for the second quarter of…
Sino-U.S. Trade War Could Last Until Late 2020, Says Trump
President Trump was ambivalent about this week’s trade talks with China, saying “I don’t know if they’re going to make…