As the end of this year and the beginning of the next one nears, it is hard to resist looking back at what has occurred and speculating about what lies ahead.As the end of this year and the beginning of the next one nears, it is hard to resist looking back at what has occurred and speculating about what lies ahead. There are a number of things that stand out in 2016 as having considerable importance to markets and the business of agriculture. Following are a few that make our own highly subjective list:
2016/17 will be a year for new production records and the fourth consecutive one of very large grain and oilseed crops for both the U.S. and the world. The U.S. had record-large corn and soybean production in 2016 and set yield records fo...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
