Silver Lining It is easy to be depressed amid the COVID-19 crisis. Predictions include:
Global agricultural trade will shrink 12.7 percent this year.
Globalization will decline.
The European integration project is at risk. (Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte)
Half a billion people will go into poverty.
Etc.
However, there are some positives. Food supply chains and safety systems have not broken down. Since people cannot gather, there are no massive angry protests, there are no incessant political commercials, divisive issues like climate change, green deals and ripping up conventional agriculture have been set aside to focus on saving lives. Economy and Long-term A major downside of battling COVID-1...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Total Red Meat & Poultry September 2026 total red meat and poultry stocks totaled 1.97 billion pounds, down 1.4 percent from August despite typically increasing 0.8 percent during the month, and were 1.5 percent below September 2025 levels. The decline pushed total inventories to a new five...
