USMCA Remains In Force After Renewal Decision
LUBBOCK, TX – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement remains in force, but the United States did not […]
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Corn Exports Lift Rail Demand As Soybeans Lag
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. corn exports are creating stronger transportation demand this marketing year, while […]
Pork Exports Outpace Beef As China Limits Demand
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. pork exports maintained a strong pace through April, while beef exports […]
USMCA Uncertainty Raises New Risk For Farm Trade
WASHINGTON, DC – North American trade uncertainty is rising as agriculture watches the 2026 review […]
Ethanol Exports Stay Ahead Despite April Market Pullback
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. ethanol exports slowed in April but remained ahead of last year’s […]
Mexican Avocado Volume Drop Sends Market Prices Higher
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. avocado buyers saw sharply higher prices last week as Mexican supplies […]
Ag Trade Deficit Narrows While Crop Markets Diverge
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s Economic Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Service now forecast fiscal year […]
Mexico Grain Costs Rise While Exports Hold Steady
LUBBOCK, TX – Shipping U.S. grain to Mexico became more expensive in the first quarter, […]
Lower Transport Costs Support U.S. Grain Competitiveness
NASHVILLE, TN – Lower transportation and landed costs helped support U.S. grain competitiveness in Mexico […]
Corn Sales Hit Record While Soybeans Lag Sharply
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service reports historic contrasts in new crop export sales […]
U.S. Soybean Outlook: New Markets, Strong Biofuel Demand Offer Hope Amid China’s Exit
NASHVILLE, TN – With China’s soybean demand virtually gone, U.S. soybean growers are faced with […]
Mexico Remains Top Buyer Of U.S. Grain Exports
LUBBOCK, TX – USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has launched a new dashboard that tracks U.S. […]
BNSF Cuts Soybean Rail Rates to Mexico, Texas Gulf
LUBBOCK, TX – BNSF Railway will significantly reduce soybean shuttle tariff rates to the U.S.-Mexico […]
Mexican Border Closure Contributing to Record Beef Prices
LUBBOCK, TX – Feeder cattle imports from Mexico into the U.S. ground to a halt […]
U.S. Ethanol Exports Strong Despite Market Volatility
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. ethanol exports totaled 173.7 million gallons in June, down 6% from […]
Pork Exports Rebound While Beef Exports Decline Sharply
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. pork exports posted a strong rebound in June, climbing 7% year-over-year […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Maria Zieba
Today’s guest is Maria Zieba. She is the Vice President of Government Affairs for the […]
USDA Report Emphasizes Cross-Border Rail With Mexico
LUBBOCK, TX – A new USDA report highlights the central role of railroads in facilitating […]
Corn Harvest Forecast Hits Record For 2025/26
NASHVILLE, TN – USDA’s July WASDE report projects a record-setting corn harvest for marketing year […]
Trump Threatens New Tariffs Against Mexico And EU
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 30% tariff on […]
Southern Border Ports Closed Again After Screwworm Case
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. livestock trade through southern ports of entry is once again suspended […]
Corn Exports Rise Without China
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – U.S. corn exports are trending higher, but this time, without China […]
U.S. Reopens Border for Mexican Cattle
NASHVILLE, TN – The U.S. has reopened cattle imports from Mexico, starting with the port […]
Mexican President AMLO Drops One Biotech Corn Deadline
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – Two weeks ago, the Mexican government lifted a deadline for banning […]
U.S. Commodity Exports Expected to Tumble in 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – Exports of U.S. commodities are expected to fall this year (FY2023), according […]
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Andy LaVigne
Today’s guest is Andy LaVigne, President and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) […]
Corn Farmers at Forefront of Mexican Trade Dispute
ST. LOUIS, MO – More fallout continues from the latest announcement from Mexican President Andrés […]
Mexican President Announces Efforts to Reduce Food Inflation
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – Last Wednesday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced steps to […]
Mexico Agrees to U.S. Demands Regarding Potato Trade
MEXICO CITY, MX – Two-way trade in food and agricultural products between the United States […]
Devastating Drought and Violence Burying Mexican Cattle Industry
In a country dealing with cartel violence on a daily basis, the Mexican cattle industry is struggling under the weight of a historic drought as well.
Foreign Demand lower as Commodity Prices rise
There may be some growing concern in regards to crop exports and foreign demand amid higher commodity prices.
U.S. Enjoying a Record-Trade Surplus With Mexico
U.S terms of trade with Mexico advanced 4.9 percent for the year ended in March 2021, the largest year-over-year increase since the index was first published in December 2017.
Despite Drought, Mexico Growing More Cotton in 2021
Mexico’s cotton production is forecast to increase 22 percent for this marketing year on increased global prices and ongoing drought conditions favoring cotton production over other more water-reliant crops.
COVID-19 and Technology Restrictions, Pressuring Mexican Cotton Industry
As the Mexican government tightens regulations on their domestic commercial farming operations, it’s beginning to hit the cotton industry south of the border.
First Mexico Banned Glyphosate, Now GE Cotton Seeds
Mexican farmers are facing serious seed shortages, according to a report from the Foreign Agriculture Service.