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…
Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Tatiana Freitas reported recently that, "Plant shutdowns are leaving the U.S. dangerously close to meat shortages as coronavirus outbreaks now spread to suppliers across the…
Bloomberg writers Deena Shanker, Michael Hirtzer, Jen Skerritt, and Lydia Mulvany reported this week that, "The U.S. is edging closer to possible meat shortages with another major plant taken off…
The Financial Times reported this week that, "Governments and international institutions are becoming increasingly worried about the growing constraints on access to food around the world as coronavirus disrupts economies…
Bloomberg writers Stephen Joyce, Michael Hirtzer, and Jen Skerritt reported this week that, "Hundreds of National Guard personnel are being activated in Iowa as coronavirus sweeps through meat-processing plants in…
Wall Street Journal writers Andrew Restuccia and Jesse Newman reported on Friday that, "President Trump announced a $19 billion relief program for the agriculture sector, which has been hard hit…
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its April 2020 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…
New York Times writers Michael Corkery and David Yaffe-Bellany reported this week that, "The nation’s food supply chain is showing signs of strain, as increasing numbers of workers are falling…
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported this week that, "An updated economic analysis looking at the impact of COVID-19 projects crop farmers to see $11.85 billion in lower revenue…
The Associated Press reported this week that, "Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice after hundreds of employees…
Bloomberg's Mike Dorning reported last week that, "President Donald Trump said he has asked his agriculture secretary to 'use all of the funds and authorities at his disposal,' to aid…
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported this week that, "As meatpacking plants and other food processors reduce capacity or temporarily close because of coronavirus cases, Vice President Mike Pence…