Former Secretary Vilsack Returns to Senate Ag Committee
In a unique and somewhat unprecedented approach, the Senate Agriculture Committee met on Tuesday to consider the nomination of Tom Vilsack to become the next Secretary of Agriculture.
Future Expectations Dragging Purdue Ag Economy Barometer Lower
Since its peak in October of 2020, the Ag Economy Barometer has fallen 9 percent, attributable to weaker expectations for the future.
Agribusiness Report 2/2
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Biden’s Executive Order on Regulations Halts CFAP Payments
One of President Biden’s first executive orders is putting an immediate halt to the processing and payments under the latest Coronavirus Food Assistance Program measure.
U.S. Cattle Herd Slightly Smaller One Year Later
According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service biannual report on the U.S. cattle herd the domestic herd, as of January 1, 2021, totaled 93.6 million head, slightly below the same time one year ago.
CME Group Revising Position Limits on Agricultural Contracts
Trade groups and investors are breaking down news last week from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that it intends to increase both spot-month and all-months-combined speculative position limits effective March 15, 2021.
Producers Input Prices Increase in December, Receipts Decrease
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service reports the December Prices Received Index decreased from November but increased slightly from December 2019.
Agribusiness Report 2/1
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American Cattle News 1/25 – 1/29
American Cattle News for week of January 25, 2021
Growing Cotton 1/25 – 1/29
Growing Cotton for week of January 25, 2021
USDA Institues Changes to LRP Insurance for 2021
According to the Risk Management Agency, the changes include increasing livestock head limits for feeder and fed cattle to 6,000 per endorsement, or 12,000 annually.
USDA’s Export Sales Report Shows Continued Strong Demand
USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service released their Weekly Export Sales Report on Thursday, for the week ending January 21, 2021.
Agriculture Trade War Stories: Not All Are Bad
According to the latest international trade figures from Australia’s Bureau of Statistics, the nation enjoyed a growing trade surplus – $9 billion in December, up $1.6 billion from a month earlier.
Biden’s Historic Executive Order Spree Includes Agriculture Industry
An executive order elevating climate policy to be an “essential element” of American foreign policy and national security that has drawn attention from the agriculture industry.
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In Climate Change Battle, Biofuels Providing Major Victory
As both Congress and the new Biden Administration start lining up solutions to battle climate change, a new report from the Environmental Research Letters says biofuels may hold a helpful nugget in the war.
Agribusiness Report 1/29
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Despite Challenges Presented by Pandemic, Dairy Sales Impressive
How has the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affected the dairy industry? According to the National Milk Producers Federation, retail dairy purchases that jumped at the beginning of the pandemic, have remained elevated since then.
Advance Estimates Show 4 Percent Growth in GDP
While many economists are unsure of when the economy will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest information from the Bureau of Economic Analysis gives hope that the answer is, soon.
Chairwoman Stabenow Sets Priorities for Senate Agriculture Committee
Now that the Senate has approved a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans, committee work can begin, particularly for the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Agribusiness Report 1/28
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25th Annual Commodity Classic Goes Virtual, Registration Opens
Originally scheduled as an in-person event in San Antonio this coming March, organizers of the Commodity Classic have moved the event to a virtual affair March 2-5.
USDA Temporarily Suspends Some Past-Due Collections and Foreclosures
USDA has announced a temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrows under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency.
Missing Form May Delay Farm Payments from FSA
For any producer who has experienced a delay in receiving farm program payouts, it may be due to a missing form.
Unique Circumstances Delay Confirmation Hearing of Agriculture Secretary
Though President Biden has already selected his nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Senate approval may take some time.
Agriculture Today 1/27
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Agriculture Today 1/26
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Agribusiness Report 1/26
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Agribusiness Report 1/25
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American Cattle News 1/18 – 1/22
American Cattle News for week of January 18, 2021
Growing Cotton 1/18 – 1/22
Growing Cotton for week of January 18, 2021
Agribusiness Report 1/22
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Good Week for Exports Sales Reported by USDA
USDA released their latest Weekly Export Sales Report on Friday, a day later than normal due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Monday.
Monthly Cattle on Feed Report Falls Within Expectations
Traders walked away from Friday afternoon’s monthly Cattle on Feed Report from USDA unfazed by the latest numbers.
Border Patrol Seizing Chinese-origin Cotton and Tomato Products
Last week, the U.S. government announced it would seize all cotton products and tomato products produced in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Biofuel Plants Convert Grain to Ethanol More Efficiently
Over the past ten years, ethanol producers have become increasingly more efficient in converting grain to ethanol.
Ag Lender Concerns Last Year, Still Top List
As the farm economy continues to work through a prolonged downturn amid a global economic slowdown, agricultural lenders remain concerned with the same factors for themselves and their borrowers as they did last year.
USDA Deregulates Cotton Variety Resistant to Lygus Bugs
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announcing the deregulation of a cotton variety that uses genetic engineering for resistance to certain insects, primarily tarnished plant bugs.
Agribusiness Report 1/21
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New Year and New Administration Contributes to Optimism
According to a CoBank Knowledge Exchange Division Quarterly Update, 2021 has quickly altered the political and market landscape and optimism, particularly about the second half of the year, is rising.
Ag Lending Update: Fewer New Loans to Farmers
A historically low number of new loans contributed to an increase in average loan size and drove a slight decrease in the overall volume of non-real estate loans at commercial banks in the fourth quarter.
USDA Announces Final Rule Regulating Commercial Hemp Production
The final rule incorporates modifications to regulations established in October 2019 and is based on public comments and lessons learned during the 2020 growing season.
EPA Issues Proposed Rules Increasing E15 Availability Nationwide
The agency proposed changes to fuel dispenser labeling requirements for the gasoline-ethanol blend earlier in the month
Agribusiness Report 1/20
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