agricultural economy

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…

This week, the Federal Reserve Banks of St. Louis, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the second quarter of 2019.  And…

Recent news items have highlighted variables associated with the agricultural economy, including: loan repayment rates, debt levels, bankruptcy filings and agricultural production expenses.  Today's update includes a brief recap of…

Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated in a recent update from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ("Large Loans Drive Further Increases in Farm Lending") that, "Growth in the…

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

Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released a report titled, "The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019."  Today's update…

A news release on Monday from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stated that, "Global demand for agricultural products is projected to grow by 15 percent over…

The challenges presented by the extraordinarily bad weather this spring, which have already clouded the production outlook for 2019, continue to plague many farmers as the summer growing season unfolds across…

Bill Northey, the USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, was a guest on Friday's "Adams on Agriculture" radio show with Mike Adams.  Today's update highlights the parts of…

Today's update highlights recent news items that discuss the value of farmland in Iowa, Nebraska, and more broadly in the Corn Belt.

Late last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report (“Interdependence of China, United States, and Brazil in Soybean Trade,” by Fred Gale, Constanza Valdes,…