News
Going into the final weeks of the year, many growers across the country are shouldering significant financial strain from land rent payments, rising input costs, and efforts to stay in business and viable until commodity prices improve.
USDA says anticipated trade aid could be announced the first week of December, but ag economists are split on whether payments would provide relief or worsen lingering risks such as high input costs and market distortions.
We review this growing season’s reports
In an analysis published yesterday, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) projects that margins for most of the major U.S. row crops will deteriorate further this marketing year, as producers face elevated input costs and weak export demand.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the upside overnight but saw some profit-taking going into the break.
Big U.S. data dumps today, Wednesday
Davis goes over the news with Hillari before talking with Lane about the recent shift in Pro Farmer’s marketing strategy.
The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California challenging the Labor Department’s recent interim final rule that revises how wage rates are set for the H‑2A visa program.