Industry News & Outlooks

July 2, 2025

The wine market’s slump deepened in early 2025 and grape sales activity remained depressed. Unfortunately, I don’t expect to see much improvement in either area in

July 2, 2025

Consumers Have a Taste for Beef Whether it’s steaks for dinner, a roast for Easter or grilled burgers on a warm spring day, consumers have put

July 2, 2025

Buying and Prices Could Remain Elevated USDA’s Subjective Estimate, on May 12, projected a crop of 2.8 billion pounds for 2025, up roughly 100 million pounds

July 2, 2025

Many Reasons for Higher Corn Prices The U.S. and global corn balance sheets tightened, according to USDA’s June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). Larger

July 2, 2025

Early this year, dairy markets were shaky due to fears of trade disruptions. While we’re not out of the woods yet on trade, the path ahead

July 2, 2025

As we move into the second half of the year, farmers typically take stock of their equipment fleet and begin to plan for needed upgrades. Recent

July 2, 2025

Lower Sentiment, Lower Lettuce Demand In some ways 2025 has been standard in the lettuce industry. From early March, production shifted from Yuma, Imperial Valley and

July 2, 2025

According to USDA’s June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the U.S. sorghum outlook for 2025/26 is: Increased U.S. production (driven by higher yields) Higher

July 2, 2025

Lower Acres and Supplies than Last Year Farmers responded to lower profitability expectations for soybeans by reducing acreage this year to 83.38 million acres, below the

July 2, 2025

Key takeaways Profitability Outlook Improves: The hog sector continues to show profitability, with projected margins averaging approximately $30 per head over the next 12 months. Q4

July 2, 2025

U.S. Supplies Highest Since 2020/21 Wheat supplies have weighed on market prices both in the U.S. and around the world, pushing cash prices of U.S. wheat

June 20, 2025

The second quarter of 2025 could be an inflection point for the cattle and beef complex. There are four specific developments going on that could have

June 17, 2025

Following nearly three decades of uninterrupted growth, alcohol consumption in the U.S. looks to be declining. The demographics of the alcohol consumer also are evolving. Both

June 9, 2025

Key Takeaways Situation: New Federal Milk Marketing Orders ushered in updates to milk pricing formulas, including increased make allowances and changes to the Class I base

May 27, 2025

Key Takeaways: Weather, Acreage, and Tariff Uncertainty = Price Risk: A hot and dry summer forecast, changing planting data, and the looming expiration of U.S.-China tariff

May 27, 2025

Key Takeaways: The national cow herd does not need to grow back to the size it was at the 2019 peak. A larger-than-now but smaller-than-before national

May 23, 2025

In this Issue: Population aging began in the 1970s and accelerated in the 2010s. Population aging, even sooner than population decline, will change demand for agricultural

May 23, 2025

Key Takeaways: Over the past three decades, U.S. nut growers have been widely successful due to exceptional growth in export markets. More than 70% of U.S.

May 20, 2025

Terrain analysts dissect news topics important to agriculture and weigh their significance for the sectors relevant to our Farm Credit customers. In this issue, our analysts

May 17, 2025

Key points: Representing more than 20% of U.S. agricultural exports, California stands to benefit from efforts to narrow the trade gap. The rising cost of regulations