A global strategist with Rabobank says an increased domestic soybean crush won’t replace the lost demand from China. Stephen Nicholson says it’s an unrealistic expectation. “While it’s good to see, the framework that came out with China, there’s a lot of uncertainty still, it’s not written in stone.” Nicholson says China has been silent about…… Continue Reading
Trade aid update: USDA says final decision pending
The Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation at the USDA says conversations are still happening about trade aid. Richard Fordyce tells Brownfield… “It’s going to be a well informed decision based on data that we have access to related to a whole bunch of things, whether that’s, you know, trade activity, prices, you know…… Continue Reading
Ag Director highlights USMCA’s role in expanding market access
The Nebraska Director of Agriculture says the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement could create new market opportunities for farmers. Sherry Vinton says the deal has benefited every country including the U.S. “We have a net positive trade balance with Mexico. We send way more there than we import especially for our state. Sometimes in amounts…… Continue Reading
Industry warns of crisis: U.S. sugar growers need immediate action as losses mount
Abundant global supplies and limited trade policies have put the U.S. sugar industry on the brink. Luther Markwart with the American Sugar Alliance tells Brownfield input costs for American farmers have increased 30 percent in the past four years, while sugar prices have only deteriorated, partially because of Brazilian import dumping. “We’re losing hundreds of…… Continue Reading
Cattle market strength spills into farmland values, expert says
Record high beef prices are driving up values for pasture and rangelands. Cole Nickerson, area sales manager with Farmers National Company, says strength in the cattle market is supporting farmland values. “Our very strong and robust cattle market is helping pasture land, and we’re even seeing that trickle over into cropland values in those areas…… Continue Reading
Global demand drives 28% surge in U.S. cheese exports, butterfat sales nearly triple
The U.S. Dairy Export Council says August shipments continued a three-month trend higher. William Loux tells Brownfield demand for cheese is strong globally. “We are in for probably almost certainly a record cheese year again here in 2025,” he says. “We had a record year in 2024, we had a record year in 2022, so…… Continue Reading
Much-needed rains unwind from the central Plains through the central, southern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, rain has spread as far north as the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys. The rain is halting late-season fieldwork but helping to replenish topsoil moisture, which statewide on November 16 was rated at least 55% very short to short in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. Meanwhile, dry weather in the northern…… Continue Reading
A big change in weather ahead for the Heartland; more Winter-like moisture for most, as well
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook for below-normal temperatures in most areas from the Rockies to the Appalachians, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in the southern Atlantic region and much of the western U.S. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation should occur nationwide, with northern and central sections of the Rockies and High Plains having…… Continue Reading
A big change in weather ahead for the Heartland; more winter-like moisture for most, as well
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook for below-normal temperatures in most areas from the Rockies to the Appalachians, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in the southern Atlantic region and much of the western U.S. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation should occur nationwide, with northern and central sections of the Rockies and High Plains having…… Continue Reading
Will China follow through on soy commitments?
An ag economist the U.S.-China trade framework has had a big impact on the soybean market. On this episode of Managing for Profit, Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the recent China news has been bullish for soybean prices. The post Will China follow through on soy commitments? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
