The U.S. Federal Reserve has again elected to move forward with interest rate increases following a meeting Wednesday. Widely expected, the decision raises the Fed’s benchmark rate to a range …
Global Food Prices Edging Higher
Global food prices trended higher in February, increasing half a percent compared to January. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released its Food Price Index Monday. Sponsored …
Farm Credit System Able To Weather Economic Downturn
Loan delinquencies and other signs of repayment problems are expected to increase in 2017 among farmers and ranchers. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says in spite of that, the farm credit …
Farm Sector Working Capital to Decrease in 2017
Farm financial liquidity describes how easily members of the farm sector can convert assets to cash in order to meet short term debt obligations. One measure of liquidity is working …
AFBF President Addresses USDA Ag Outlook Forum
“This could be the best of times…and possibly the worst of times in agriculture,” according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, who spoke last week at the Department …
Rural Mainstreet Index Improving
Rural Mainstreet Climbs to Highest Level Since September 2015: But Only 15 Percent Report Expanding Economy February Survey Results at a Glance: * The overall index, while remaining below growth neutral, rose …
House Agriculture Committee Prepares for Farm Bill by Exploring Economic Outlook in Rural America
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review the economic challenges facing rural America. Members heard from several witnesses who highlighted these factors, including low farm commodity prices, declining net farm income, tightening credit conditions, a strong …
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
Highlights From the February 2017 Farm Income Forecast Farm sector profitability measures are mixed for 2017. A narrow cash-based measure, net cash farm income, is forecast to rise by $1.6 …
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
The Ag Economy Barometer continues to show increased producer confidence following the November election. Organized by Purdue University and the CME Group, the monthly survey of 400 agricultural producers from …
Agri View: Tough Year
Everett Griner talks about a tough year ahead for farmers in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Unlock Dairy Cow Success with Purina’s Transition StrategiesJune 2, 2025Protecting …
Inflation Up, Food Prices Unchanged
Overall inflation over the last 12 months increased 2.1 percent, but food prices remain unchanged. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was up …
Ag Producer Sentiment Improves in December
Producer sentiments took a post-election jump in the month of December. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer December reading of 132 marked the second straight monthly increase. That’s also …
Strong Pace for U.S. Agricultural Exports
Latest numbers confirm the U.S. agricultural trade situation is looking much better than it did a year ago. Gary Crawford has the report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Unlock …
Debt-To-Asset Ratios Projected to Climb 13%
Economists are watching the farm economy numbers closely. An Ag Web Dot Com article says they’re watching for signs as to the current downturn in the ag economy driving it …