agricultural economy

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

Speaking on Thursday at USDA’s virtual Agricultural Outlook Forum, USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer provided a broad outlook for U.S. agriculture. Today’s update provides an overview of key aspects of…

DTN writer Russ Quinn reported on Wednesday that, "Average retail prices for most fertilizers continued to climb the second full week of February 2022, according to sellers surveyed by DTN.…

Robyn Dixon, Paul Sonne and Ellen Nakashima reported on the front page of Tuesday's Washington Post that, "Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two Moscow-backed separatist…

Late last week, Bloomberg writers Elizabeth Elkin, Jen Skerritt, and Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported that, "A Belarusian potash miner that accounts for a major chunk of global supply has declared…

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its 10-year projections for the food and agricultural sector.

DTN writer Russ Quinn reported on Wednesday that, "Retail fertilizer prices continued to be mostly higher the first full week of February 2022, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. All…

Last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Kansas City released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the fourth quarter of 2021.

Washington Post writers Andrew Van Dam and Rachel Siegel reported on the front page of Friday's paper that, "Prices continued their upward march in January, rising at an annual rate of…

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported on Tuesday that, "Most retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN cooled off a bit during the first week in February, as five of the eight…

The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated on Friday that, "Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to decrease by $5.4 billion (4.5 percent) from 2021 to…

Bloomberg writer Elizabeth Elkin reported on Friday that, "North American fertilizer prices rose the most in almost five months this week as a global competition for supplies means farmers could…

Bloomberg writer Megan Durisin reported on Thursday that, "Global food prices jumped toward a record last month, further adding to the surging cost of living for consumers."

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported on Tuesday that, "Most retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN continued to rise during the fourth week of January, while several of them continued to…

DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Most retail fertilizer prices were slightly higher the third week of January 2022. But as was the case last week, one fertilizer…

Earlier this week, Reuters writer Tom Polansek reported that, "A California court said it will delay enforcement of part of a law aimed at ensuring more humane treatment of farm…

Jesse Newman and Jaewon Kang reported on the front page of Monday's Wall Street Journal that, "The U.S. food system is under renewed strain as Covid-19’s Omicron variant stretches workforces…

Wall Street Journal writer Jon Emont reported last week that, "From South America’s avocado, corn and coffee farms to Southeast Asia’s plantations of coconuts and oil palms, high fertilizer prices…

DTN writer Russ Quinn reported this week that, "Retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly higher the second week of January 2022, according to retailers surveyed by DTN."

In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, "Smaller Loans Limit Agricultural Lending," Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman stated that, "Smaller sized loans limited agricultural lending…