Cotton Crisis Deepens As Brazil Captures Export Customers
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. cotton’s financial crisis now reaches beyond weak farm prices because Brazil […]
CSX Embargo Disrupts Soybean Deliveries To Alabama Processor
NASHVILLE, TN – CSX Transportation has temporarily embargoed loaded railcars bound for Bunge’s soybean processing […]
Farm Spending Climbs As Livestock Costs Outpace Crops
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. farm production expenses climbed to $490.3 billion in 2025, increasing pressure […]
Ocean Freight Surge Threatens Gulf Grain Export Competitiveness
NASHVILLE, TN – Ocean freight costs for moving U.S. grain to Japan surged during the […]
Beef Prices Surge While Egg Costs Collapse Sharply
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. food inflation remains uneven, with beef prices climbing rapidly while eggs […]
WTO Influence Fades As Global Trade Rules Fragment Further
LUBBOCK, TX – Global agricultural trade is increasingly being shaped outside the World Trade Organization […]
Catfish Farms Shift Ponds Toward Rebuilding Future Supplies
NASHVILLE, TN – Southern catfish producers are shifting pond space toward future production after inventories […]
Panama Canal Growth Faces El Niño Shipping Risks
LUBBOCK, TX – Panama Canal traffic increased through June, but officials are preparing for possible […]
Dry Pastures Continue Limiting U.S. Cattle Herd Expansion
NASHVILLE, TN – Pasture conditions have improved in several regions, but forage stress remains worse […]
Panama Canal Growth Faces El Niño Shipping Risks
LUBBOCK, TX – Panama Canal traffic increased through June, but officials are preparing for possible […]
Large Wheat Options Trade Targets Sharp Price Rally
LUBBOCK, TX – A large Kansas City wheat-options position is adding to evidence that major […]
Beef Herd Shrinks While Replacement Heifers Increase Slightly
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. cattle inventory held near last year’s level July 1, but […]
Feedlot Inventories Rise While Placements And Marketings Slow
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. feedlot inventories remained above last year on July 1, while slower […]
USDA Begins Phased Reopening Of Mexican Cattle Border
LUBBOCK, TX – USDA will resume limited Mexican livestock imports August 24 through Douglas, Arizona, […]
China Pork Glut Weakens Meat And Feed Demand
LUBBOCK, TX -China’s pork glut is driving hog prices below chicken prices, signaling weak consumer […]
Few Livestock Producers Use Available Price Risk Tools
NASHVILLE, TN – Agricultural economists are surprised that relatively few livestock producers use futures and […]
Biofuel Mandates Test Capacity And Soybean Oil Demand
LUBBOCK, TX – Renewable fuel mandates could strengthen demand for soybean oil and distillers corn […]
Lamb Import Investigation Gains Strong Western Producer Support
LUBBOCK, TX – Rising lamb imports have triggered a federal safeguard investigation strongly supported by […]
Rice Crop Nears Historic Low As Losses Persist
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. rice production is projected near a 40-year low, tightening supplies and […]
Large Corn Bet Creates Opportunity, Not Price Guarantee
LUBBOCK, TX – A massive bullish corn-options position may create useful pricing opportunities, but producers […]
Data Center Pledge Targets Rural Electricity Cost Concerns
WASHINGTON, DC – A White House pledge aims to keep data-center electricity costs from landing […]
Ethanol Production Rebounds As Exports And Blending Strengthen
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. ethanol production rebounded sharply last week as exports and domestic blending […]
Fruit Growers Pair Heavy Treatment With Intensive Scouting
WASHINGTON, DC – Fruit growers treated large shares of orchards and berry fields in 2025, […]
Federal Heat Rule Could Reshape Summer Farm Work
WASHINGTON, DC – A federal heat standard could change how farms schedule crews, manage seasonal […]
Higher Fuel Prices Raise Irrigation Costs Across Crops
NASHVILLE, TN – Rising diesel prices and lingering drought could sharply increase irrigation expenses for […]
Massive Corn Options Bet Could Accelerate Harvest Rally
CHICAGO, IL – One major trader is betting December corn could rally toward $6 before […]
Expanding Dairy Herd Pushes Milk Price Forecast Lower
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. dairy farmers are producing more milk as herds expand, but the […]
Cattle Markets Weaken Ahead Of Major USDA Reports
LUBBOCK, TX – Cattle markets are losing momentum as fund liquidation, falling futures, weaker fed-cattle […]
New Sorghum Futures Target Basis Risk Against Corn
CHICAGO, IL – CME Group plans to launch a new sorghum futures contract August 24, […]
Massive Corn Options Bet Could Accelerate Harvest Rally
CHICAGO, IL – One major trader is betting December corn could rally toward $6 before […]
Massive Corn Options Bet Targets Major Harvest Rally
CHICAGO, IL – One market participant is betting corn will rally sharply before harvest, with […]
Small Processors Watch Farm Bill Custom Beef Language
LUBBOCK, TX – Farm bill discussions could affect how small meat processors and livestock producers […]
WTO Reform Push Leaves Farm Trade Questions Unanswered
LUBBOCK, TX – WTO reform efforts are moving forward, but agriculture remains stalled, leaving U.S. […]
Feedlot Profits Fade As Cattle Costs Keep Rising
LUBBOCK, TX – Kansas feedlots posted strong early-summer returns, but projected profits turn sharply negative […]
Trade Deficit Strategy Could Reshape Agricultural Export Markets
NASHVILLE, TN – White House efforts to reduce the national trade deficit could bring new […]
China Farm Plan Moves From Enough Toward Better
NASHVILLE, TN – China is redesigning its food system around better food, smarter farms, and […]
House Bill Expands Rural Banks and Agricultural Lending
WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan banking bill moving to the Senate could expand agricultural lending […]
Drought Threatens Cattle Herd Rebuilding Despite Strong Prices
LUBBOCK, TX – Drought is complicating cattle herd rebuilding even as feeder and slaughter cattle […]
Indiana Ethanol Expansion Adds Major Local Corn Demand
NASHVILLE, TN – Indiana corn growers could gain a major new market as POET doubles […]
Cotton Dispute Highlights Longstanding WTO Agricultural Negotiation Challenges
LUBBOCK, TX – Cotton remains one of the unresolved issues preventing broader agricultural trade agreements […]
New Beef Trim Futures Launch With Distinct Roles
LUBBOCK, TX – CME launched two beef-trim futures contracts Monday, giving processors, packers, importers, and […]
Data Centers Test Rural Water And Power Supplies
NASHVILLE, TN – Massive data centers can bring tax revenue and new investment to rural […]
Beef-On-Dairy Growth Complicates Traditional Cattle Herd Rebuilding Signals
NASHVILLE, TN – USDA’s semiannual cattle inventory report may offer an incomplete picture of herd […]
Corn Exports Stay Strong As Soybean Shipments Slow
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. corn export inspections remained strong during the week ending July 16, […]
Fewer Hog Farms Produce More At Lower Costs
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. hog production has shifted toward fewer, larger, and more specialized operations, […]
USDA Review Could Reshape How Cattle Earn Value
LUBBOCK, TX – USDA is asking whether beef grades still accurately reward the cattle producers […]
Soybean Oil Unit Train Expands Domestic Farm Demand
NASHVILLE, TN – A first-ever unit train of soybean oil from Nebraska signals that new […]
Higher Rail Rates Threaten Northern Wheat Basis Strength
LUBBOCK, TX – Northern wheat growers face higher rail costs beginning in August, threatening local […]
Disaster Documentation Helps Producers Protect Future Assistance Claims
LUBBOCK, TX – The first steps producers take after a natural disaster can make a […]
Grain Export Prices Fall As Farm Inputs Rise
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. agricultural export prices increased overall in June, but corn and soybean […]