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Weaker Dollar Improves Export Prospects For U.S. Crops
LUBBOCK, TX – A softer U.S. dollar is improving export competitiveness for American crops, offering […]
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Proposed Rail Merger Could Reshape Grain Transportation Markets
LUBBOCK, TX – A proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern could […]
Mid-Size Farms Continue Disappearing From U.S. Agriculture
(NOTE: This is the second in a four-part series from USDA’s Farms and Land in […]
Federal Aid Covers Only Part Of Farm Losses
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. farmers remain financially strained despite multiple rounds of federal support, according […]
Lower Stocks Offer Potential Support For Cotton Prices
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Cotton producers enter the 2026 season facing another year of negative […]
EIA Forecast Signals Mixed Energy Cost Outlook Ahead
LUBBOCK, TX – Energy markets are sending conflicting signals to agriculture, with lower long-term fuel […]
Government Payments Mask Weak Farm Profitability Into 2026
NASHVILLE, TN – Producers entering 2026 still face tight margins despite improved headline farm income, […]
U.S. Farms Decline Again While Operations Continue Expanding
(NOTE: This is the first in a four-part series from USDA’s Farms and Land in […]
U.S. Catfish Sales Edge Higher Despite Acreage Decline
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. catfish producers posted slightly higher sales in 2025 even as production […]
Grain Transportation Mixed As Costs Edge Higher Nationwide
LUBBOCK, TX – Grain movement remains active across export channels, but uneven demand and rising […]
Global Oil Supplies Build As Prices Forecast Lower
LUBBOCK, TX – Fuel costs — and farm input expenses — may ease over the […]
Grain Storage Growth Stalls As Crop Production Rises
URBANA, IL – Farmers may face wider basis swings and higher marketing risk as U.S. […]
Winter Storm Drains U.S. Natural Gas Inventories Rapidly
LUBBOCK, TX – Severe winter weather sharply tightened U.S. energy supplies, driving a record drawdown […]
Terrain Projects Large Supplies And Tighter Margins Ahead
NASHVILLE, TN – Farmers heading into the 2026/27 marketing year face another season of strong […]
China Feed Output Surges Beyond Meat Growth
LUBBOCK, TX – China’s animal feed production grew far faster than its meat and egg […]
U.S. Cotton Acres Expected Lower Heading Into 2026
SAN ANTONIO, TX – U.S. cotton growers plan to reduce plantings this spring as competing […]
Small Business Optimism Holds Firm In Rural America
NASHVILLE, TN – Small business confidence in rural America remained steady entering 2026, offering a […]
Ethanol Production Rebounds While Demand Signals Remain Mixed
NASHVILLE, TN – Ethanol plants boosted output sharply in early February, but fuel demand and […]
North American Potato Production Falls On Lower Acreage
WASHINGTON, DC – Potato production across North America slipped in 2025, largely because growers planted […]
China Abandons Soybean Self-Sufficiency As Imports Dominate
NASHVILLE, TN – China’s long-running push for soybean self-sufficiency has quietly faded as imports continue […]
Rising Loan Sizes And Rates Strain Farm Borrowers
NASHVILLE, TN – Farmers relying on USDA Farm Service Agency loans are facing sharply higher […]
India Urea Tender Tightens Global Fertilizer Supplies Again
NASHVILLE, TN – Nitrogen and phosphate markets are firming sharply heading into spring, raising cost […]
Small Farms Dominate In Number, Not Production Value
LUBBOCK, TX – Small family farms continued to define the face of U.S. agriculture in […]
Cuba Buys U.S. Food, Courts Add Uncertainty Now
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. ag and food shipments to Cuba grew in 2025, even as […]
Minneapolis Fed Conference Flags Ongoing Agriculture Headwinds
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Economic growth across the Federal Reserve’s Ninth District continued in 2025, but […]
Tyson Signals Diverging Protein Outlook For 2026
LUBBOCK, TX – Tyson Foods reported mixed first-quarter results for fiscal 2026, with strong demand […]
U.S.-Bangladesh Trade Deal Expands Agriculture Market Access
NASHVILLE, TN – The Trump administration signed a new reciprocal trade agreement with Bangladesh this […]
WASDE Lifts Livestock Prices Amid Shifting Supply Outlook
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest WASDE report points to tighter dynamics and stronger prices across […]
WASDE Leaves Soybeans Steady, Boosts Corn Exports Outlook
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest WASDE report left much of the 2025/26 outlook unchanged but […]
Larger Operating Loans Drive Farm Lending Growth
NASHVILLE, TN – Farm lending activity strengthened in 2025 as producers relied more heavily on […]
Ocean Freight Risks Remain Despite Lower Average Rates
NASHVILLE, TN – Ocean freight rates averaged lower in 2025, but the year underscored how […]
Export Inspections Stay Firm For Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. grain export inspections remained solid during the week ending February 5, […]
Farm Bankruptcies Rise Again As Financial Pressures Intensify
WASHINGTON, DC – Farm financial stress continued to deepen in 2025 as Chapter 12 farm […]
Rebuilding U.S. Textiles Requires New Industrial Model
LUBBOCK, TX – Efforts to bring textile and apparel manufacturing back to the United States […]
Federal Aid Covers Only Part Of Crop Losses
LUBBOCK, TX – Federal assistance has helped blunt recent farm losses, but it has not […]
Lower Ocean Freight Costs Boost Grain Export Competitiveness
NASHVILLE, TN – Lower ocean freight rates in 2025 quietly improved the competitiveness of U.S. […]
Farm Income Forecast Points To Mixed 2026 Outlook
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. farm income is expected to be slightly lower in 2026, but […]
Record Peanut Crop Leaves Market Searching For Direction
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. peanut growers enter 2026 facing abundant supplies after record production in […]
Milk Surplus Pressures Prices As 2026 Begins
LUBBOCK, TX – Milk prices are entering 2026 under heavy pressure as global and domestic […]
Soybean Price Seasonality Offers Marketing Clues for Producers
NASHVILLE, TN – Soybean prices tend to follow repeatable seasonal patterns that can help producers […]
U.S.-Argentina Trade Deal Reshapes Agricultural Market Access
LUBBOCK, TX – A newly signed U.S.–Argentina trade agreement is set to reshape agricultural trade […]
Weekly Export Sales Show Mixed Grain, Oilseed Demand
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. export sales were mixed during the January 16–22 reporting window, with […]
Make America More Ground Beef Faces Economic Reality
LUBBOCK, TX – A proposal branded “Make America More Ground Beef” is being promoted to […]
USDA Expands Export Financing To Boost Farm Sales
WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump Administration is expanding export financing tools to strengthen overseas demand […]
U.S.-India Trade Talks Near Deal With Agricultural Stakes
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. and Indian negotiators are nearing completion of an interim trade framework […]
President Trump, Xi Phone Call Sends Soybean Markets Jumping
NASHVILLE, TN – President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a high-profile phone […]
Hemp Definition Shift Threatens Fiber And Grain Expansion
NASHVILLE, TN – A pending change to the federal definition of hemp could disrupt U.S. […]
Interest Rate Relief Expected Slow And Limited 2026
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. interest rate relief in 2026 is likely to be modest, with […]
Updated 45Z Rules Shift Biofuel Incentives Toward Feedstocks
NASHVILLE, TN – Federal guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit now more […]
Farmer Sentiment Slides As Financial, Export Worries Rise
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Farmer confidence weakened sharply at the start of 2026 as economic […]