Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Economy”
Looking back over the past year, recent economic news is reflecting depressed prices across rural America. Mark Oppold has more details. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
There are various factors that can affect both the grain trade and Wall Street over the next couple of weeks. Mark Oppold looks at those. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Lower returns to rented land and higher interest rates began signaling the potential for falling farmland prices in 2023. Farmdoc from the University of Illinois says those signals are continuing, with the current fundamentals suggesting land value reductions of approximately three percent in 2025. A three percent drop would be in line with observed adjustments since the 1980s as well …
Farmer sentiment jumped again in November as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed 30 points to 145. Both the Current Conditions and Future Expectations indices increased in November, with the biggest improvement taking place in future expectations. According to the new report, the Future Expectations Index increased 37 points to 161, while the Current Conditions Index rose to 113, 18 points above October’s reading. November’s sentiment improvement pushed …
Shopping numbers were up this past weekend, something that is good news for the overall economy. Mark Oppold has more details. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, signals a renewed focus on trade disputes and tariffs. Greer, a seasoned trade expert and former chief of staff to Robert Lighthizer, helped shape Trump’s earlier policies, including tariffs on China and the replacement of North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Trump emphasized Greer’s role …
A new hurricane relief fund was recently announced. As Tyron Spearman reports, donations are now being accepted to help farmers affected by Hurricane Helene. To make a donation go to supportgeorgiafarmers.org. Farmers wanting to apply, go to supportgeorgiafarmers.org/application. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Eleven months of 2024 are now under our belt, and it’s time for Mark Oppold to look at where certain agricultural commodities currently stand with one month to go. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
A new report says banks could be more hesitant to lend to the farm sector just as the agricultural industry is expected to enter a major credit crunch. Rabobank says that could disproportionately hurt smaller producers in the process. After two years of near-record profits, a significant drop in crop prices is pushing more producers to take out loans. Although …
USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer says the diverse mix of crops and livestock, along with commodity prices, plays a critical role in shaping farm income. “?Farm income is a mix of a lot of different things and, you know, corn and beans and wheat and cotton and rice, but there’s horticultural products. There’s livestock products, all of those things filter …
