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- A Mixed Bag for Soybean and Corn Exports December 8, 2018As harvest wraps for the year we now turn our attention to the pace of consumption. There are two primary data sources to monitor weekly grain and oilseed exports. One USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection Service reports export grain inspections by commodity, port and destination. Two, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service’s U.S. Export Sales report includes weekly […]
- Updated End-of-Year Farm Economic Outlook December 5, 2018The U.S. economy continues to outperform expectations. Year-over-year growth in gross domestic product has been positive for 36 consecutive quarters, unemployment is the lowest in nearly 50 years and inflation remains mostly flat (U.S. GDP Growth Continues Impressive Run). While the U.S. economy roars along, the farm economy continues to struggle. USDA’s mos […]
- Reviewing Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage for Seed Cotton December 3, 2018The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 expanded eligibility for Title I farm programs to cotton producers by designating seed cotton, i.e., a combination of cotton lint and cottonseed, a covered commodity beginning with the 2018/19 marketing year. Cotton producers with generic base acres have until Dec. 7 to enroll in either the Price Loss Coverage program or the […]
- U.S. GDP Growth Continues Impressive Run November 29, 2018The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its second report on gross domestic product growth for the third quarter of 2018, confirming a preliminary release in October that indicated the economy grew at a real rate of 3.5 percent from July through the end of September. This marks 36 consecutive quarters of positive GDP growth which began in the 4th quarter of […]
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