On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its July 2020 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…
Last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Agricultural Survey. In part, the quarterly report stated that, "Bankers responding to the second-quarter survey reported overall weaker conditions across…
Last week, the advance of a locust cloud put the Brazil and Argentine authorities on alert. According to a bulletin released by the National Service for Health and Agrifood Quality…
On Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a Legislative Hearing to Review S. 3894, The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020.
Donnelle Eller reported on the front page of Tuesday's Des Moines Register that, "The Trump administration has sent $4 billion in payments to U.S. farmers to help cover losses due to the…
Last week, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, which included updated information regarding meat production.
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported last week that, "The American Farm Bureau Federation on Wednesday sent a detailed list of recommendations to Congress to help farmers, stating that…
On Tuesday, the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) released its June Baseline Update for U.S. Agricultural Markets. The update incorporates government payment programs that were announced…
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its May 2020 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…
Recent news articles continue to highlight the ripple effects COVID-19 is having on some aspects of the U.S. livestock market. Meanwhile, the minutes from the Fed's April meeting noted that,…
Bloomberg writers Mike Dorning and Teaganne Finn reported yesterday that, "President Donald Trump announced rules Tuesday for a $19 billioncoronavirus farm aid package covering a broad swath of U.S. agriculture…
On Thursday, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Kansas City released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the first quarter of 2020. Earlier this month,…
Washington Post writers David J. Lynch, Annie Gowen and Laura Reiley reported this week that, "President Trump promised this year to deliver a financial bonanza for American farmers, boosted by…
Donnelle Eller reported on the front page of Sunday's Des Moines Register that, "The coronavirus has caused an agricultural tsunami that's ripped through Iowa and the nation. Markets have been…
Sky Chadde and Kyle Bagenstose reported on the front page of today's USA Today that, "The meatpacking industry hit a grim milestone this week when the number of coronavirus cases…
Kevin Rector reported on the front page of Wednesday's Los Angeles Times that, "In less time than it takes a farmer to plant and harvest a head of lettuce, the…
Bloomberg writer Michael Hirtzer reported late last week that, "American beef output is down a lot more than plant closures would have you believe -- a sign that slowdowns at…
Bloomberg's Mike Dorning reported on Thursday that, "Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he expects meatpacking plants to reopen in “days not weeks” under President Donald Trump’s executive order invoking the…
Michael Corkery, David Yaffe-Bellany and Ana Swanson reported in Thursday's New York Times that, "Ever since slaughterhouses became coronavirus hot spots, the meat industry has been asking the Trump administration…
Financial Times writer Gregory Meyer reported this week that, "The largest US meat company has warned of shortages for consumers, saying the country’s complex food chain was 'breaking' as Covid-19…