Archive for the "ag economy" Tag

As production agriculture enters its sixth year of narrow profit margins, it is critical to be thinking about your working capital ratio […]

U.S. pork exports finished 2019 on a high note, setting new records for both value and volume, according to statistics released by […]

This article analyzes if the history of 2014 farm bill payments can inform 2018 farm bill decisions between ARC-CO (Agriculture Risk Coverage […]

In looking ahead to future rice prices, there are six questions I try to answer. 1. Will President Trump reshape global rice […]

The February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, as is typical, provided little fanfare for grain and soybean markets. Perhaps […]

Strategies for evaluating Agricultural Risk Coverage at the Individual level (ARC-IC) are discussed in this article given that 2019 farm yields are […]

Uncertainties regarding the potential trade deal and coronavirus outbreak remain as negative forces for commodity markets.  Corn prices came through the difficulty […]

The coronavirus outbreak is driving up the cost of food – and almost everything else in China – adding to the pressure […]

Bloomberg writer Peggy Collins reported late last week that, “China’s leader Xi Jinping reassured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call that Beijing […]

The USDA released it’s first – and early- forecast of net farm income for 2020. Farm income is an important – but […]