agricultural economy

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…

Bloomberg writer Jinglu Gu reported yesterday that, "China has curbed exports of corn starch in a signal that the world’s biggest corn importer is likely worried about local supplies." 

Wall Street Journal writer Yuka Hayashi reported late last week that, "Sharp rises in food and fertilizer prices caused by the war in Ukraine are creating the worst global food…

Elizabeth Findell, Dan Frosch and Cameron McWhirter reported on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal that, "A day after Hurricane Ian ripped through the beach towns and coastal cities…

DTN writer Russ Quinn reported yesterday that, "Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the third week of September 2022 continue to show varied prices. Five of the eight major…

Reuters writer Tom Polansek reported yesterday that, "The world is heading toward the tightest grain inventories in years despite the resumption of exports from Ukraine, as the shipments are too…