Traders are digesting a big report as trading is about to wrap up another week. MarkĀ Oppold looks at what they have ahead of them. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Tracking Francine and Crop Report
Agricultural and energy traders are busy tracking the remnants of Hurricane Francine and also waiting on todayās crop report. MarkĀ Oppold has more details. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
U.S. Ag Exports Still Trailing Last Year
U.S. ag exports continue to trail behind last yearās numbers. Thatās coming up on This Land of Ours. U.S. agricultural exports are still trailing last year. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Soybean Export Sales Drop Sharply, but Rebound Coming
Global demand for U.S. soybeans has fallen sharply as international buyers remain discouraged by the strong dollar, slowing economic growth, and uncertainty over the direction of U.S. trade policy in an election year. Export sales of new-crop soybeans are historically low as the 2024-2025 marketing year begins on September 1. A new report says tailwinds could emerge to rejuvenate demand …
USDA Forecasts an Increasing Trade Deficit in 2025
The USDA forecasted the agricultural trade deficit to increase sharply to a record $42.5 billion in the coming fiscal year. That compares to $30.5 billion this fiscal year, which ends September 30. The widening trade gap, a source of frustration for many farmers and ag-state lawmakers, reflects an expected $8 billion increase in agricultural imports in fiscal year 2025 to …
Trade Caucus Update
A congressional caucus continues working to improve trade for U.S. agriculture. The bipartisan Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus launched earlier this year and works to solidify support for trade policies that benefit all those along the food and agricultural supply chains. Co-Chair Nebraska Republican Representative Adrian Smith highlights work of the Caucus. āWe have been promoting the aspects of why trade …
Imports of Animal Fats and Processed Oils Have Skyrocketed
U.S. imports of animal fats, greases, and processed oils, including used cooking oil, skyrocketed to almost five billion pounds in 2023 from 2.2 billion pounds in 2022. The surge in imports has been driven by rising domestic production of biomass-based diesel ā fuels derived from animal fats and vegetable oils ā to meet U.S federal and state policies aimed at …
Agriculture Export Challenges for 2025
U.S. Agriculture exports will face challenges in Fiscal Year 2025. That’s coming up on This Land Of Ours. Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer has the story. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Easing Trade Obstacles with Colombia Through Seminar
With support from the National Pork Board and the Beef Checkoff Program, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently joined USDA staff in meetings with Colombian officials designed to build a better understanding of the industry both in the U.S. and Colombia. The seminar was born out of a string of challenges that have popped up for exporters sending U.S. red …
COVID Shipping Problems Remain
Though the global COVID pandemic officially ended more than a year ago, many of the issues we saw during that time remain, especially when it comes to agricultural shipping. Supply chain issues have persisted since COVID, and Tiffany ComprĆ©s, a partner at Pierson Ferdinand law firm with experience in agricultural shipping, believes the next few months will be tight. āBut …