Ag Insights

October 7, 2025

Supply-Side Scenario Year-to-date (YTD) beef production through the end of August was 3.2% smaller than a year earlier while fed cattle slaughter was down 4.2% and

October 7, 2025

Corn and soybeans may get all the attention, but canola is becoming a more attractive crop given the biofuel boom, lower production costs, increasing dairy feed

October 7, 2025

The 2024/25 marketing year finished with above-estimated stock levels. Ending stocks were surveyed to be 1.5 billion bushels versus the 1.3 billion estimated in the September

October 7, 2025

Milk supply has returned to growth mode and markets are buckling under its weight. The ability of the market to deal with surplus milk, particularly the

October 7, 2025

U.S. Soybean Supplies Slashed Despite the USDA’s record yield estimate of 53.5 bu./ac. in the September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, weather extremes

October 7, 2025

Big Sugar Supplies Loom Following the decommissioning of the last sugar beet factory in California, and the subsequent decline in planted area, U.S. sugar beet farmers

October 7, 2025

U.S. Hog Market Outlook: Q4 2025 U.S. pork production is expected to decline in 2025, followed by a modest rebound in 2026. The USDA recently lowered

September 24, 2025

This article originally appeared in Drovers, a Farm Journal publication, on August 27, 2025. “If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it,” says Dave Weaber,

September 24, 2025

On the surface, U.S. net farm income appears robust. The USDA’s projection for U.S. net farm income sits at $180 billion, the second-highest ever in nominal

September 23, 2025

Three Unique Challenges It’s never a dull moment in the citrus market. The national industry faces continual challenges due to factors such as frost, hurricanes and

September 23, 2025

Hay inventory levels in May were slightly above 24 million tons, the highest May reading since 2017 and the seventh highest since 2000. Strong Hay Production

September 23, 2025

The market for walnut farmers in the Central Valley has improved greatly since the lows of 2022, and grower prices have remained above breakeven. Looking ahead,

September 23, 2025

U.S. wine sales continue to disappoint, though at least the slump hasn’t deepened since my last report. I’m not expecting much improvement in the near term

September 23, 2025

Demand has been strong across the entire nitrogen complex. Given the current outlook for fertilizer and other input prices, Terrain projects slightly higher operating costs for

September 16, 2025

Milk production closed the first half of 2025 in growth mode. As of June, milk production was 3.3% higher than the previous year. May production was

September 15, 2025

The Moderation Movement Part 2: Why Americans Are Drinking Less Following 2 1/2 decades of steady growth and a brief surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol

September 15, 2025

For the first six months of the year, both wine sales value and volume dropped 5%. Market Update: Retail Wine Sales Improved in Q2, but Exports