Global Economy
I am keeping an eye on China’s soybean crushing pace. It might be slowing, which could lead to weaker soybean imports and weaker prices.
Despite COVID-19 variants, inflationary pressures and supply chain limitations, consumers will continue to power the economic rebound,
Nearly two years after COVID-19 invaded our world, we are still living with its disruptions, but we should not overlook the more traditional factors also at play.
Kip Tom has traveled the globe as an advocate for agriculture, a warrior against hunger and a political appointee trapped in the bureaucracy of promises and cultural divergence.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food prices are up 40% over the past 15 months.
The Chinese pork industry has been transforming — with the shift from backyard farms to megafarms — ASF accelerated the change.
The global economy’s slow-and-steady rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is good news for U.S. agriculture.
Given stubborn demand, the answer hangs on 2021 crops.
Corn and soybean supplies will remain tight enough the next 15 months to make it difficult to recognize the high when it is made.
Brazil was looking at $10 soybeans at the start of their planting last fall. What if prices are $13 this fall?