agricultural economy

Recent updates from Purdue University, the University of Illinois, and Iowa State University provide a snapshot of variables impacting the U.S. agricultural economy in 2019.  Today's update looks briefly at key points from each of these three land grant university…

Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated in a recent update from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ("As Rates Tick Up, Growth in Operating Loans Boosts Farm Lending") that, "Rounding out a year characterized by lower farm incomes, uncertainties…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its January 2019 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations pertaining to the U.S. agricultural economy.

An update this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, as well as a short paper last month from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, provide insight into portions of the U.S. agricultural economy.   

A news release Wednesday from the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach indicated that, "After a reprieve in 2017, commodity prices, interest rates, and trade disruptions drove Iowa farmland…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its December 2018 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations pertaining to the U.S. agricultural economy.

The USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated on Friday that, "Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to decrease $9.1 billion (12.1 percent) from 2017 to $66.3 billion in 2018, after increasing $13.8 billion (22.5 percent) in 2017.…

In addition to the melancholy agricultural outlook contained in recent Federal Reserve District agricultural surveys, an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis pointed to troubling data regarding Chapter 12 Bankruptcies in the District.  In addition, recent…

Last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the third quarter of 2018. Today’s update highlights core findings from Thursday’s reports.

On Friday, the USDA's Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) released selected tables prepared for the Department's upcoming Agricultural Baseline Projections report.  In part, the tables demonstrated that, "USDA estimated 82.5 million acres of soybean plantings for the spring of 2019, down from…

On Monday, the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report titled, “An Exploration of Crop Markets: A Deeper Look Into the USDA Crop Baseline Projections,” which discussed the February 2018 USDA long-term crop projections in greater detail.  Today’s update…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its October 2018 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations pertaining to the U.S. agricultural economy.

Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated in a recent update from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ("Large-Scale Financing Drives Ag Lending Activity Higher") that, "Alongside persistently low agricultural commodity prices, bankers throughout the country expected farm income to decline…

Suzanne Jenkins, a senior policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and Nathan Kauffman, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, indicated in a recent update ("A Tale of Two Economies: Farmers Struggle despite…

On Wednesday, the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report titled, "Tillage Intensity and Conservation Cropping in the United States," which discussed regional and crop conservation tillage practices, as well as adoption of residue and cover practices.  Today's update…

On Tuesday, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri released its Baseline Update for U.S. Farm Income and the Farm Balance Sheet.  Today's update includes brief highlights from the baseline update.

Today’s update looks at a variety of information sources that highlight recent developments relating to farmland values, with particular focus on Illinois, Iowa and the States in the Minneapolis Federal Reserve District.

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its August 2018 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations pertaining to the U.S. agricultural economy.

The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri recently released its latest baseline update for U.S. agricultural markets.  Today’s post summarizes highlights from the August FAPRI baseline report.