agricultural economy

Earlier this week, Reuters writer Julie Ingwersen reported that, "The USDA on Monday released unofficial annual 'baseline' forecasts projecting that U.S. farmers are likely to expand plantings of corn and wheat…

In a recent update from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, "Steady Growth in Farm Lending," Nate Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated that, "Larger sized operating loans continued to boost…

Ag Meteorologist Bryce Anderson reported on Friday at DTN that, "October was dry in many primary U.S. crop areas, including the Eastern Midwest and specifically the Ohio River valley. Precipitation…

Bloomberg writer Megan Durisin reported today that, "Global food prices steadied in October, as supply disruptions wrought by the war in Ukraine were partly offset by slowing demand for staples."

Brady Dennis, Laris Karklis, Scott Dance and Tim Meko reported on the front page of today's Washington Post that, "The nation’s mightiest, most mythic waterway has been strangled by months…

Reuters writer Michelle Nichols reported yesterday that, "United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday that he was 'relatively optimistic' that a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed a resumption of…

Cameron McWhirter reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "Barge traffic continued to struggle along the Mississippi River and its tributaries as low water caused boats and barges to run…

Reuters writer Karl Plume reported yesterday that, "Low water levels on the Mississippi River are likely to persist this winter as drier-than-normal weather is expected across the southern United States…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its October 2022 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…

Bloomberg writers Elizabeth Elkin and Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported yesterday that, "Fertilizer prices are falling as farmers balking at the high costs of nutrients hold off on purchases, driving down…

Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Diego Lasarte reported yesterday that, "Drought has again closed a portion of the Mississippi River -- and this time shrunk a part of the major…

Cameron McWhirter reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "Sections of the Mississippi River are approaching low water levels not seen in more than three decades, disrupting a vital supply…

Don Lee reported on the front page of today's Los Angeles Times that, "That turkey you’re planning for the big family get-together is going to give you a nasty peck…

Bloomberg's Brian K Sullivan, Joe Deaux, and Michael Hirtzer reported earlier this week that, "The Mississippi River isn’t out of the woods as falling water levels along its major tributaries…

David G. Savage reported in today's Los Angeles Times that, "The Supreme Court justices sounded wary Tuesday of California’s animal welfare law and its protections for breeding pigs, warning it…

Bloomberg writers Kim Chipman and Megan Durisin reported yesterday that, "Wheat closed at the highest price since June as traders considered a worsening Russia-Ukraine war against lackluster US grain demand."

Financial Times writers Roman Olearchyk, Mehul Srivastava, Max Seddon, and Christopher Miller reported today that, "Vladimir Putin has described Russia’s massive airstrikes on Ukraine, its most extensive since the early weeks…

New York Times writer Jacey Fortin reported yesterday that, "Low water levels in the Mississippi River have snarled barge traffic along one of the nation’s busiest waterways this week and…

Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer, Elizabeth Elkin, and Joe Deaux reported yesterday that, "A logjam of more than 100 ships, tugboats and their convoys of barges in the shrinking Mississippi River…

Sarah Bowman, writing on the front page of the Money section in today's USA Today, reported that, "Outside Evansville, near the corner of Indiana where it meets with Kentucky and…