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.

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined 6 points to a reading of 119 in January. The Index of Current Conditions fell 13 points to a reading of 133, while the Index of Future Expectations changed little in January, down 2 points to a reading of 112. Rising farm input costs and...

Great strides have been made to encourage consumers to include pork as a part of a heart-healthy diet. There is good reason for that encouragement. According to the National Pork Board’s website, pork.org, besides being darn tasty, pork is also nutritious. Naturally low in sodium and a good source...

Rural communities and electric cooperatives could begin to aggressively close the energy transition gap over the next decade, pivoting from their role as underdogs to leaders on clean energy. Despite an absence of financial incentives, electric co-ops are already transitioning to low or zero-carbon...

Although China purchased a record amount of U.S. farm exports over the past two years, it wasn’t enough to comply with the “phase one” agreement that de-escalated the Sino-U.S. trade war, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “We obviously have some unfinished business with reference to...

After milk prices showed some promise early in 2021, falling milk prices and higher production costs led to fewer milk cows and milk production later in the year. Like just about all of the economy, the rippling effects of the pandemic led to more uncertainty and volatility in milk markets. This...

Americans are moving to rural areas in ever-increasing numbers, reflecting their increased desire to seek out more space, embrace entrepreneurial opportunities, and take advantage of a lower cost of living.