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The year of 2018 did not turn out so well for pork producers as estimated losses were about $12 per head for farrow-to-finish operations. These were the largest losses since 2012 when high feed prices prevented positive returns. Pork production was up 3% in 2018. That was record high production as the industry has been in expansion since 2014.
Read MoreMilk price trends make reaching break-even look bleak for many farms. Recent news media related to dairy farming in the U.S. has been difficult to even see or hear, let alone to actually live though on the farm. Untimely and delayed harvests in many parts of the U.S. make predicting feed costs difficult, in addition to the lingering questions about quality.
Read MoreDuring 2018, changes in the retail price of food at home have remained low, averaging just 0.5% year- over-year growth over the past five years and 0.4% year-over-year growth thus far through 2018 according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read MoreUSDA is projecting agricultural exports of $141.5 billion in fiscal year 2019, down from $143.4 billion in 2018. (Cooke and Jiang, 2018) Much of the expected decline in total exports is attributable to soybeans and cotton. Declining sales to China are expected to affect soybeans, while the lower forecast for cotton exports is linked to slowing growth in global demand.
Read MoreRecorded September 13, 2018 | Updated corn and soybean outlook following the release of USDA’s Crop Production and WASDE reports.
Read MoreUSDA estimated that the July 1 all cattle and calves inventory was 103.2 million head, 1% larger than a year earlier.
Read MoreRecorded July 3, 2018 | Corn & soybean outlook focused on updated trade tariff information, along with information from USDA’s June 30th Acreage & Grain Stocks reports.
Read MoreThe prospect of a trade war has been prominent in the news this year. The 2018 threats began with the U.S. putting tariffs on solar panels and washing machines and soon moved to steel and aluminum.
Read MoreRecorded March 30, 2018 | Purdue ag. economists Chris Hurt, Michael Langemeier and Jim Mintert review the crop outlook following the March 30th release of USDA’s Planting Intentions & Grain Stocks reports.
Read MoreRecorded March 1, 2018 | Purdue ag economists Michael Langemeier & Jim Mintert discuss 2018 corn and soybean crop insurance choices and provide insight into decision making for corn and soybean farmers.
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