agricultural economy

An update this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, as well as a short paper last month from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, provide insight into portions…

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, "After a reprieve in 2017,…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its December 2018 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 decrease $9.1 billion (12.1 percent) from 2017 to $66.3 billion…

In addition to the melancholy agricultural outlook contained in recent Federal Reserve District agricultural surveys, an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis pointed to troubling data…

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 2018. Today’s…

On Friday, the USDA's Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) released selected tables prepared for the Department's upcoming Agricultural Baseline Projections report.  In part, the tables demonstrated that, "USDA estimated 82.5 million acres…

On Monday, the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report titled, “An Exploration of Crop Markets: A Deeper Look Into the USDA Crop Baseline Projections,” which discussed the February…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its October 2018 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…

Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated in a recent update from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ("Large-Scale Financing Drives Ag Lending Activity Higher") that, "Alongside persistently low agricultural commodity…

Suzanne Jenkins, a senior policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and Nathan Kauffman, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, indicated in a…

On Wednesday, the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report titled, "Tillage Intensity and Conservation Cropping in the United States," which discussed regional and crop conservation tillage practices, as…

On Tuesday, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri released its Baseline Update for U.S. Farm Income and the Farm Balance Sheet.  Today's update includes…

Today’s update looks at a variety of information sources that highlight recent developments relating to farmland values, with particular focus on Illinois, Iowa and the States in the Minneapolis Federal Reserve…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its August 2018 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…

The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri recently released its latest baseline update for U.S. agricultural markets.  Today’s post summarizes highlights from the August FAPRI…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated on Thursday that, "Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to decrease $9.8 billion (13.0 percent) from…

Reuters writer Gus Trompiz reported on Wednesday that, "European farmers are counting the cost of a summer heatwave that has shrunk cereal harvests and shriveled pastures, leaving some farms struggling…

In its August Grain: World Markets and Trade report on Friday, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) stated that, "Combined wheat production in the European Union, Russia, and Ukraine is forecast down…