The Global Soybean Revolution The U.S. is poised for record-breaking soybean yields if the USDA’s September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) are realized. Production
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Will Milk’s Price Strength Persist Into Q4?
2024 is shaping up to be a remarkable year for dairy profitability. After a spiritless start, an early-spring surge in prices seemed too good to last.
Read MoreCautious Optimism in the Almond Market
Situation Given the high levels of inventory in recent years, there is concern that a large 2024 almond crop could keep the grower price below breakeven.
Read MoreHow a Farm Worker Built a Family Business – Peña’s Pecans
In a sun-drenched valley near the U.S.-Mexico border, palm trees wave in the breeze and pickup trucks line the parking lot at a pecan nursery that…
Read MoreBeef Price Affordability Not as Bad as Prices Suggest
By Dave Weaber, Senior Animal Protein Analyst, and Don Close, Chief Research & Analytics Officer In last month’s article, we explored the resilience of consumers in
Read MoreStrong Beef Demand in 2024 Is a Win for Dairy Producers
By Dave Weaber, Senior Animal Protein Analyst Beef demand so far in 2024 has been nothing short of amazing, bolstering the strong beef cattle prices that
Read MoreStrong Beef Demand in 2024: A Win for Dairy Producers
“Our measurement of real per capita expenditures for fresh beef has shown positive gains for every month this year. Strong 2024 nominal (not inflation-adjusted) consumer beef
Read MoreFirst Look: 2023 Farm Profitability by State
Everyone in or close to production agriculture knows that nearly all sectors have seen profitability fade in recent years, as U.S. net cash farm income has
Read MoreWinescape: Fall 2024
Published four times a year, “Winescape” offers comprehensive analysis of the wine and grape markets as well as trending topics. Download current and previous issues of
Read MoreMarket Implications of Federal Order Reform
By Ben Laine, Senior Dairy Analyst Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) are set to change the way milk is priced. After receiving proposals, hearing testimony, making
Read MoreSupply Is Stuck; Demand Is Dictating
The price story for beef is all about consumer demand, not supply. Ranchers have not yet begun to rebuild the U.S. beef herd, so the supply
Read MoreEffects of Federal Order Reform Go Beyond Milk Prices
Milk will soon be priced differently than it is today. Before the end of the year, milk producers pooled in the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs)
Read MoreBeef Demand: Envy of the Protein Markets
By Dave Weaber, Senior Animal Protein Analyst Beef demand so far in 2024 has been nothing short of amazing. This is despite talk in the livestock
Read MoreIn Pursuit of the Perfect Almond – Travaille and Phippen
The journey of an almond from a sunny California orchard to a grocery store shelf often begins at a family-owned operation like Travaille and Phippen in…
Read MoreNews Worth Knowing – July 22, 2024
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
Read MoreThree Hurdles to Heifer Retention and Rebuilding
By Don Close, Chief Research & Analytics Officer In my conversations with cow/calf producers over the past year, they have voiced three primary explanations or concerns
Read MoreLook Beyond the Headline Milk Production Number for Inspiration
Milk production has been essentially flat for the past three years, and 2024 is on track for another year at the same level, if not less.
Read MoreLook Beyond Headline Milk Production for Inspiration
“Milk production has been essentially flat for the past three years, and 2024 is on track for another year at the same level, if not less.
Read MoreCan Processing Tomatoes Stay Red-Hot?
Juiced-Up Prices After many years of low returns for processing tomato growers, the combination of higher at-home food spending during the pandemic and lower-than-typical inventory pushed
Read MoreIs a Correction Coming for Class III Milk Prices?
After a slow start to the year, milk prices got a welcome boost after bottoming out in April. These prices are a big improvement from earlier
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