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It will take significant N bookings at higher prices or excess natural gas supplies to relight fires at fertilizer plants – and neither seems likely until summer 2022.
USDA’s October Crop Production and WASDE reports caused the soybean markets to tank Tuesday. One analyst says he thinks USDA’s soybean could could continue to rise as soybean demand shows signs of trouble.
Leaders the world’s largest input companies report material and freight costs continue to be high and farmers should expect prices to be up in 2022.
China said on Saturday it pressed the United States to eliminate tariffs in talks between the countries’ top trade officials that Washington saw as a test of bilateral engagement between the world’s biggest economies.
A virtual working meeting is expected before year’s end between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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Possible tax changes on the table in Washington are causing angst in agriculture. Secretary Vilsack says the proposed changes won’t impact 98% of family farms, but another analysis contradicts those claims.
Dr. Pat Westhoff joins AgriTalk’s Chip Flory to share his spin on the latest trends in crop markets, livestock outlooks and projections for net farm income.
Crystal Valley Cooperative said it was targeted in a ransomware attack in recent days, making it the second Midwestern farm-services provider in a week to be forced to take systems offline due to cybersecurity incidents.
As the supply chain snarled, prices spiked. Prior to Hurricane Ida, a New Orleans barge of urea to ship in September to destinations across the U.S., Canada traded at $450 a ton. After, the price jumped to $552 a ton.
The Biden Administration’s policies are expected to impact roughly 100 million working Americans. Here’s what you need to know.
According to the Soy Transportation Coalition, the 256-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico accounts for 60% of U.S. soybean exports, as well as 59% of corn exports
Paul Neiffer says one of the biggest benefits in the House’s proposed plan is farmers won’t be hit with increased taxes at death, as the transfer tax is no longer included and the full step-up in basis remains.
Demand for ag workers has employers turning to the H-2A program more often. New data from the Department of Labor shows the highest rate of growth is in the fruit, nuts and vegetable categories, up more than 330%.
USDA’s first field-based yield survey of the year was released on Friday, showing the U.S. is on track to produce higher corn and soybean yields and production this year compared to what was reported in August.
Farmers seem to be slightly more optimistic about current economic conditions, but concerns about inflation are growing, according to the latest Ag Economy Barometer from Purdue University and the CME Group.
Farmland values continue to increase and are nearing levels not seen in eight years, according to a recent report from Farm Credit Services of America.
The path to soil health profit has opened wider than ever before, expanded by the carrot of carbon, and aggressive growers may have means to benefit from multiple markets.
Corteva Inc has launched a new genetically modified soybean seed in Brazil following approval of the product in the European Union, a move likely to fuel competition on the local biotech seeds market.
A new look at farmer sentiment shows sentiments appear to be stabilizing some in farm country. The new July Purdue CME Group Ag Barometer data comes on the heels of a sharp two-month decline.
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ADM reported an almost 52% rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as strong crop export demand and oilseed crushing margins boosted the U.S. grains merchant’s core agricultural services business.
New WHIP+ legislation made its way out of the House Agriculture Committee Tuesday. The $8.5B bill expands not only the type of weather events and resulted losses covered, but also the level of drought needed to qualify.
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Ready for a laugh? Australian farmer San Heagney recently shared a video about things you’ll never hear farmers say.
As growers wade through the ever-deepening amount of carbon information available in the marketplace, they are asking for answers to these common questions.
U.S. inflation rose 5.4% in June, marking the highest annual rate since 2008. However, some good news may be on the horizon as a survey shows economists expect inflation is to ease off historic highs later this year.
Rural America continues to see strong economic gains. For the eighth straight month, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth neutral.
The shipping snafus are gaining steam, as congestion along one major rail system now causing shippers to halt the hauling of ocean shipping containers from the West Cost. That’s as ocean freight costs jumped 333%.
President Biden is tackling anti-competitive issues in the U.S. with a new Executive Order. Signed Friday at the White House, the order could have a sweeping impact on agriculture.