Farm Economy
Ethanol margins returned to the black during late spring and production bounced back from last year’s lows—increasing the corn grind and demand, even for pricey old-crop corn.
Now that the election and the threat of falling off the fiscal cliff have subsided, maybe we can shift our focus to trade.
While the fiscal cliff showdown left farmers holding their breath, resulting legislation should allow them to breathe easier.
Does the 2012 drought mean sky-high crop insurance premiums for 2013? Absolutely not, says William Murphy, administrator of USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).
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Farm cooperatives posted record sales and income in 2011, beating the previous record sales year of 2008 by $10 billion, according to USDA.
A panel of institutional farmland investors recently discussed their investment results and expectations.
A larger corn crop than expected; China’s on a buying spree.
Congress is unlikely to make the hard choices on deficit reduction, and the result? The potential of higher interest rates.