Agricultural bankers reported a 22% increase in farmland values in the central Corn Belt during 2021, and they expect values to continue to rise in the opening months of this year, according to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank in its recent quarterly AgLetter report. Iowa had the largest increase,...

Overall ag tractor sales in the U.S. continued rising into January 2022, while combine harvesters slowed for the month according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki recently said the administration continues to look for ways to lower gasoline prices. That prompted Growth Energy CEO, Emily Skor, to pen a letter to the Biden administration asking them to restore year-round E15 sales.

In a report issued recently, economists with Iowa State University, North Carolina State University and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) found that pork prices have risen because of strong demand for U.S. pork, higher input costs and labor shortages throughout the supply chain, not...

Cotton farmers are expected to increase acreage by about 7% this year as they try to take advantage of prices that are the highest in years. According to the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) annual survey of planting intentions, farmers are expected to plant about 12 million acres this spring, up...

Record-high expenses and sharply lower federal subsidies will erode farm income in 2022, according to a forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nonetheless, U.S. agriculture could see one of its best years on record, with net farm income 26% above its 10-year average.

The American agricultural industry posted its highest annual export levels ever recorded in 2021, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced yesterday. The final 2021 trade data published by the Department of Commerce shows that exports of U.S. farm and food products to the world totaled $177...

Using global stocks to consumption ratios for corn, soybeans, and wheat since 2000 shows how grain stocks have tightened in recent years. While they generally remain above the lows observed roughly a decade ago, they are down from their recent high of 33% in 2016/17 but considerably above the...

Americans are anticipated to consume 1.42 billion wings while watching the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams battle for the Lombardi Trophy, according to the National Chicken Council's (NCC) 2022 Wing Report.NCC spokesperson Tom Super says, "Like almost anything else you buy right now, wings...

Senators Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, and John Thune, R-SD, are in the final stages of releasing the Senate version of a bill to improve port conditions for agricultural exports. The House version passed in December, on a vote of 364-60, with strong support from the ag sector.

Once a carcass is processed into hamburger, for example, how do you track it? One company is pioneering the use of DNA to link the entire supply chain from farm to fork. Merck's IdentiGen TraceBack tool allows buyers to follow food from farm to fork.

Corn, soybean, wheat and cotton prices are expected to remain strong in 2022 thanks to good demand, moderate supplies and weather-related production fears.

Export sales of U.S. corn, wheat and sorghum all picked up in the second week of 2022, according to the latest weekly USDA trade data. Nigeria led the way in commitments for U.S. wheat, buying 101,300 metric tons – about a third of the overall sales of 380,600 tons – while Japan and Mexico were the...

2022 sure has an element of Groundhog Day to it. We’re waking up to surging COVID numbers once again, the supply chain still in tatters and much of the world now masters at living most of their lives from home.

Texas hosted thousands of cattle industry leaders for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Annual Trade Show and Meeting in Houston. Thousands were in attendance at the 2022 event, including our very own CAD team, which was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, February 1-3.