Global Food Prices Climb, as “U.S. Corn Export Sales Hit Record Low”
Bloomberg writers Megan Durisin and Mumbi Gitau reported today that, "Global food prices rose for the first time in a year, just as the rampant run-up in grocery costs begins…
Iowa Farmers Worried, “Profits Per Acre Are a Concern,” China Food Security in Focus
Donnelle Eller reported on the front page of the Sunday Des Moines Register that, "Iowa farmers have a lot on their minds as they hook tractors onto planters this year:…
Fertilizer Prices Mixed, as Anhydrous Drops Below $1,000; Diesel Prices in Focus
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Most retail fertilizer prices continued to shift lower the third week of April 2023, according to retailers tracked by DTN. However, for…
Flooding Concerns Along Upper Mississippi River Basin Persist
Scott Dance reported in Saturday's Washington Post that, "Record winter snowfall across northern Minnesota, which quickly melted in a spell of unprecedented spring heat, is dramatically swelling waterways along the…
Kansas City Fed: Rising Interest Rates Impacting Farm Lending
In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ("Interest Rates Rise and Farm Lending Softens"), Nate Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated that, "Growth in farm…
Fertilizer Prices Fall Again
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Average retail fertilizer prices were down again the second week of April 2023, continuing a trend that has been in place since…
Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- April 2023
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its April 2023 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations…
Fertilizer Prices Continue “Shift Lower”
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Retail fertilizer continues to shift lower, according to prices tracked by DTN for the first full week of April 2023. The trend…
USDA Testing Bird Flu Vaccines
Nidhi Subbaraman reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "To stop the devastating global bird-flu outbreak that has killed over 100 million poultry, the U.S. and Europe are embracing a…
Grocery Prices Declined in March, Eggs “Posted the Biggest Single-Month Drop since 1987”
Gwynn Guilford and Nick Timiraos reported on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal that, "U.S. inflation eased in March to its lowest level in nearly two years, but…
Fertilizer Prices Continued to Fall in March
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "All average retail fertilizer prices were down from last month in the fourth full week of March 2023, according to sellers surveyed…
World Food Prices Fell Again in March, Down 21% From Last Year’s Record High
Bloomberg writer Agnieszka de Sousa reported today that, "Global food costs fell for a 12th straight month to reach the lowest level since July 2021, though there is still little…
“Big Shift in American Farm Policy” – Farming as a Low-Carbon Energy Producer
Keith Schneider reported in today's New York Times that, "Despite federal and state programs to convert corn into ethanol and soybeans into biodiesel to fuel cars and trucks, the United…
Quick Take: Farmland Values “Could Level Off”
Daniel Grant reported recently at FarmWeekNow.com that, "The meteoric rise of farmland values in 2021-22 could level off this year."
DTN: Fertilizer Prices Continue on a “Steady March Lower Since the Beginning of the Year”
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "All retail fertilizer prices continued to decline in the third full week of March 2023, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. Prices…
FAPRI Baseline Update- Corn, Soybean Variables in Focus
The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri released its latest baseline update for U.S. agricultural markets yesterday.
“Weaker” Economic Rebound in China, as Brazil Looks to China for Farm Infrastructure Investment, U.S. Winter Wheat Conditions Updated
Financial Times writer Joe Leahy reported earlier this week that, "China’s economic rebound is weaker than expected as consumers emerge 'stunned' from pandemic-led disruptions and a real estate meltdown last…
December Corn and November Soybean Futures Ratio Favoring Corn Plantings
Bloomberg writer Sophie Caronello reported yesterday that, "Traders have been betting on corn ahead of the US Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report due on Friday."
Lower Fertilizer Prices Persist
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, "Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the second full week of March 2023 continue to show lower levels. This trend has…
Following Black Sea Grain Deal Extension, Wheat Falls, as WSJ Highlights Soybean Oil Variables
Bloomberg writer Keira Wright reported today that, "Wheat dropped following the renewal of an agreement that allows Ukraine to safely export grains out of key Black Sea ports, although the…