In its monthly Oil Crops Outlook report yesterday, the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated that, "U.S. soybean production for the 2023/24 marketing year (MY) is projected to climb by…
Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported on Friday that, "America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at…
Late last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the first quarter of 2023. The Federal…
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "For the first time in several months retail fertilizer prices are somewhat varied, according to prices tracked by DTN for the first…
Adam Liptak reported in Friday's New York Times that, "The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California law that sought to address cruelty to animals, saying the state could require…
Gabriel T. Rubin reported on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal that, "Inflation edged slightly lower in April, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on course to pause interest-rate…
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Most average retail fertilizer prices continued to be down from the previous month in the fourth week of April 2023, according to…
Bloomberg writers Megan Durisin and Mumbi Gitau reported today that, "Global food prices rose for the first time in a year, just as the rampant run-up in grocery costs begins…
Donnelle Eller reported on the front page of the Sunday Des Moines Register that, "Iowa farmers have a lot on their minds as they hook tractors onto planters this year:…
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Most retail fertilizer prices continued to shift lower the third week of April 2023, according to retailers tracked by DTN. However, for…
Scott Dance reported in Saturday's Washington Post that, "Record winter snowfall across northern Minnesota, which quickly melted in a spell of unprecedented spring heat, is dramatically swelling waterways along the…
In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ("Interest Rates Rise and Farm Lending Softens"), Nate Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated that, "Growth in farm…
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Average retail fertilizer prices were down again the second week of April 2023, continuing a trend that has been in place since…
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its April 2023 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Retail fertilizer continues to shift lower, according to prices tracked by DTN for the first full week of April 2023. The trend…
Nidhi Subbaraman reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "To stop the devastating global bird-flu outbreak that has killed over 100 million poultry, the U.S. and Europe are embracing a…
Gwynn Guilford and Nick Timiraos reported on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal that, "U.S. inflation eased in March to its lowest level in nearly two years, but…
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "All average retail fertilizer prices were down from last month in the fourth full week of March 2023, according to sellers surveyed…
Bloomberg writer Agnieszka de Sousa reported today that, "Global food costs fell for a 12th straight month to reach the lowest level since July 2021, though there is still little…
Keith Schneider reported in today's New York Times that, "Despite federal and state programs to convert corn into ethanol and soybeans into biodiesel to fuel cars and trucks, the United…