Industry News & Outlooks

October 30, 2023

What is it? Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) is a federal crop insurance policy which provides area plan rainfall coverage for grass that is used for grazing,…

September 26, 2023

Herd Rebuilding, Consumer Beef Spending, and Global Demand in the Grain Markets Chinese and global demand, grain price seasonality, and harvest marketing headwinds and opportunities are…

July 5, 2023

Is the Agriculture Sector Charged for Transportation Change? Report Snapshot Situation A wave of memorandums, state-level regulation, executive orders and statements have driven significant momentum behind…

May 16, 2023

Beef and Grain Market Outlook With heifer retention likely too low to bolster the beef cow herd, can tight supplies continue to support prices amidst a…

May 16, 2023

Population or Prosperity? Report Snapshot Situation Demand from China has been a primary driver for agricultural markets in the 21st century. In 2022, China’s population declined….

March 21, 2023

Livestock Risk Protection Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) is a federally subsidized policy, which protects against price decline without sacrificing upside potential. LRP is available for feeder…

March 15, 2023

Dairy Consumers of the Future: Changing Focus to Components Report Snapshot Situation In the coming decades, the aging and diversifying U.S. population will be passing several…

March 14, 2023

Presented by: 2022 Grape Crush: Don’t Bet Too Heavily on a Repeat Performance The crush was below average for a third consecutive year and the smallest…

February 15, 2023

Bifurcation in North Coast Vineyard Values Report Snapshot Situation Higher interest rates, variability in grape production, and longer-term trends in wine consumption have raised some concerns…

November 15, 2022

Join American AgCredit and the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau for a quarterly webinar series: Farming for the Future. Each session will give you the tools to…

September 1, 2022

Fears of higher rates and weakening economic conditions linger over the year’s second half. Effects from the pandemic and Ukraine war continue to reverberate through the…

June 14, 2022

As combines roll across the nation’s wheat fields, farmers have a lot to think about. High wheat prices, high input prices, drought followed by too much…

May 20, 2022

Russia’s attack on Ukraine will have long-lasting implications for U.S. rural industries The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought on a new set of economic conditions…

April 18, 2022

California farmers play a lead role in producing the nation’s supply of fruit and nuts, recently accounting for more than 70 percent of U.S. production. Strong…

February 24, 2022

The USDA released the preliminary California Grape Crush report on February 10, 2022. The report gave the industry a glimpse into grape production and values a…

February 2, 2022

In 2021, the wine industry began to recover from an unusual and challenging year in 2020. Wine sales sharply improved from the previous year, when pandemic-related…

December 21, 2021

The beef sector is set to close out 2021 on stronger footing than when the year began. Demand for beef, both domestically and internationally, remained robust…