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Livestock Market Shows Few Surprises to Latest USDA Report
Cattle and hog markets saw few changes after the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from USDA. The…
Understanding Roller Coaster Prices of the Cotton Market
Cotton producers have been living in Charles Dickens’s’ A Tale of Two Cities novel for the last two years. Cotton…
Momentum Builds, Concerns Remain in 2023 Rural Economy Predictions
Despite several headwinds in 2022, the U.S. economy still has considerable momentum, though there are reasons for concern according to…
Potato Shortage Anticipated for 2023
Potato growers may need to get creative in 2023 as the realities of a shortage hit the supply chain. Grower-shippers…
Vilsack Announces Additional $325 Million for Climate-Smart Grants
USDA announced this week an additional $325 million into 71 projects for climate-smart commodities. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made…
Global Beef Export Leaders Expected to Play Musical Chairs in 2023
It has been a wild ride in the world of beef exports in 2022 with a record or near-record exports.…
Data Shows Most U.S. Dairy Fat Goes to Cheese and Butter
Data is showing that in 2021, 60.5% of all U.S. dairy fat went to cheese and butter products. Cheese topped…
5 Market Movers to Keep an Eye on this Winter
Market headlines impacting farmers’ bottom lines this year ranged from weather and war to exports and more. At the onset,…
USDA Lowers Corn Exports in Latest WASDE
This month’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report wasn’t exactly a market mover – not unusual for this…
NOAA Posts Outlook for Winter Weather Precipitation, Crucial for Drought Alleviation
An outlook on winter precipitation in the western U.S. is predicted to have mixed results for relieving extreme drought conditions,…