Market Analysis
Cotton futures hit contract highs as short covering lifted prices, but weak demand and rising costs are keeping profitability out of reach. Texas Tech’s Darren Hudson breaks down what it means for growers heading into 2026.
Remarks come amid upbeat pre-summit talks between U.S., China officials in Paris
Crisis could squeeze farm margins in way that Russia-Ukraine war did not: NDSU study
The situation in Iran drove fertilizer prices higher this week while raising shortage fears. Analysts warn higher input costs could shift up to 1 million 1.5 million acres from corn to soybeans this spring.
Energy-market volatility and fertilizer supply threats loom as Iran response to Operation Epic Fury threatens Strait of Hormuz; why wheat and soybean oil may lead the grain complex higher.
U.S.-China deal wasn’t premised on outcome of Supreme Court tariff challenge: Greer
Acreage figures not far off analyst expectations as Ag Outlook Forum gets under way
Biofuels expansion completely at mercy of government policy
