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Spencer Langford

Economist, Pro Farmer

Spencer Langford grew up on a dairy and tobacco farm in central Kentucky. After that, he attended Western Kentucky University and received a B.S. in Agribusiness while also publishing research on small farmers financial well-being. Following graduation Spencer worked for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service for 5 years where he primarily worked on row crop and livestock estimates across the Delta and Mid-South states.

Drought concerns continue to cast doubt on production potential
Price changes show a strong geographic relationship
Heavier precipitation was mostly focused on the coasts and portions of the mountain west
Price-spreads between proteins continue to widen, potentially incentivizing substitution
Improvements in the Southeast fail to offset dryness elsewhere
USDA’s latest data shows a continuation of the trend
Report forecasts 8.99 million planted acres
Scattered precipitation missed most of the U.S. last week