Everett Griner talks about land prices increasing whether you are buying or renting in today’s Agri View. Buying or Renting – Land Prices If you are going to farm, you…
China Investment in U.S. Falling Sharply
…prompt the nation to engage with the United States. The trade war is shifting agricultural markets and where China is sourcing commodities such as soybeans. However, the low price of…
Canada Dairy Industry: New NAFTA a Bad Outcome
Dairy farmers in Canada “paid the price” to conclude an international trade agreement, according to Dairy Farmers of Canada. The recently announced U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement that will replace the…
Bipartisan Support for Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension
…Affairs is Kurt Kovarik, who says, “Right now, soybean farmers are harvesting a record crop. However, they’re facing an extreme uncertainty about the price they’ll get and whether or not…
Walmart to Require Blockchain to Limit Impact of Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks
…Vice President of Food for Walmart U.S. Charles Redfield said in a statement. “We have to go further than offering great food at an everyday low price. Our customers need…
Cargill CEO Concerned with Long-Term Health of Ag in Trade Dispute
…a long-term dispute with China could squeeze the U.S. out as China turns to other sellers of soybeans, as the nation is doing now. Soybean prices are near the lowest…
NCGA Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Before Heading Home
…price of corn from the beginning of May, right before tariffs were announced, through July, when tariffs were implemented. This is a $6.3 billion loss to corn farmers alone. In…
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…from $7.65 to $10.15 per bushel, down from a month earlier, when the projected average price was $8.00 to $10.50 per bushel. In one month, the estimated price declined 3-to-4…
WASDE Predicts Second-largest Corn Crop, Record Soybean Crop
…price received by producers is projected ten cents lower with a midpoint of $3.50 per bushel. Meanwhile, U.S. Soybean production is projected at a record 4.6 billion bushels, up 107…
2019 Farmland Rental Rates Expected Steady with 2018
…for the most part. The company notes that despite current low grain prices, many farmers had the opportunity to forward price corn and soybeans at similar or better prices than…
Record Walnut Production Forecasted for 2018
…the price per ton, have both shown a steady trend of growth. The past ten years of data show that on average final production numbers have been within approximately 25,000…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…sell a good crop at a fair price, rather than receive government aid, and that’s what long-term trade deals will accomplish. But in the meantime, President Trump has promised that…
The Western View: CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues
…California growers will have to charge more for their products – even with the shipping costs of the foreign-grown fruit factored in. We all know that when the price of…
Agri View: Christmas Tree Crop Problems
Everett Griner talks about problems with the 2018 Christmas tree crop in today’s Agri View. Everett explains how the problems with the drought, and other problems, will affect the price…