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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…
Some U.S. Farm Fields May Never Be Harvested Again
Nebraska farmers were racing to harvest their crops this week, as more winter-like weather could be in store next week. USDA says…
Rabo AgriFinance Releases 10-year Grain Forecasts
In its new series of 10-year outlooks for corn, soybeans and wheat, the RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness group at Rabo…
Propane Shortages Causing Long Lines at Terminals
The early winter weather has many people already heating their homes. And with an abnormal year for the planting and…
Measuring Financial Stress
Financial stress is typically measured using a profitability measure and a solvency measure. For example, profitability could be measured using…