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Episode 2
Joana Colussi compares soybean production costs and profitability between Iowa and Mato Grosso, using agri-benchmark data from 2020 to 2024. Brazil has gained a significant cost advantage in global soybean production in recent years. Watch to see what these structural differences mean for U.S. soybean producers.
Episode 1
Farm financial stress is increasing at the margin — and it shows up first in operating loans, working capital, and liquidity, not bankruptcies. Michael Langemeier breaks down new Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer data to identify early warning signs of financial pressure on farms and what those signals mean for farm management decisions.