agricultural economy

A recent report from USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) stated that, "Brazil is forecast to overtake the United States as the leading soybean producer in the world during the 2019/20…

News articles continue to point to various market disruptions caused by the ongoing African Swine Fever outbreak in Asia and beyond.  Today's update looks at a few of these items…

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, "It’s been a difficult year…

Bloomberg News reported last week that, "China’s hog population has stopped shrinking and is starting to rise, after months of decline because of African swine fever, and the recovery should…

The USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated on Wednesday that, "Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to increase $8.5 billion (10.2 percent) from 2018 to $92.5…

Last week, the Federal Reserve Board released its November 2019 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…

Earlier this month, in its monthly Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) explained that, "U.S. trade data through September indicate that in the first three quarters…

DTN writer Russ Quinn reported on Friday that, "As if the 2019 growing season didn't have enough weather challenges, corn harvest has come to a complete halt for some farmers…

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 2019.  And…

Grace Zaplatynsky reported on Friday at the Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) Online that, "This year has not been the greatest year for farmers with the soaked spring and now…

Bloomberg News reported last week that, "Tang Jie, who works on a pig farm, says he used to get pork from the wet market near his home every day. But…

Late last month, Des Moines Register writer Donnelle Eller reported that, "Rain has slowed the harvest across the state in recent days. National Weather Service data for Des Moines showed…

Last week, the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report discussing the USDA's baseline, while the USDA's Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) released selected tables from the Department's Agricultural…

In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ("Farm Lending Slows but Remains High") Cortney Cowley and Ty Kreitman stated that, "Growth in farm lending activity…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its October 2019 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…

Late last week, Bloomberg writers Brian K Sullivan and Ashley Robinson reported that, "A large snowfall is set to sweep out of the Rocky Mountains later this week, bringing snow…

Last week, the Federal Reserve Board released its August 2019 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…

The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated on Friday that, "Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to increase $4.0 billion (4.8 percent) from 2018 to $88.0…

Wall Street Journal writer Lauren Silva Laughlin reported earlier this month that, "Losses are popping up in farmers’ income statements and the pain can be seen in the share prices…

On Thursday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released a report providing an outlook on farmland values and agricultural credit conditions for the second quarter of 2019.  Recall that other…