Key Takeaways
- Bernt Nelson and Autumn Lankford Higgins American Farm Bureau Federation
Key takeaways
- Josh Strine Purdue University
Across the Eastern Corn Belt, corn and soybean basis has pushed upward during the past month. Across the 100 regional basis series tracked, only one weakened between the third week of March and the third week of April. The historical average forecast an increase in basis but recent movements…
- James Mintert and Michael Langemeier Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment improved in March; the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index increased from 116 points in February to 127. The Current Conditions Index increased by 6 points, while the Future Expectations Index increased by 14 points. The Future Expectations Index this mont…
- B.A. Mitchell and M.E. Uchanski Colorado State University
The 2014 Agricultural Improvement Act -- a.k.a. the farm bill -- established industrial hemp pilot programs with state governments and at certain universities. Colorado was one of the first states to create a hemp pilot program and Colorado State University was one of the first research inst…
- Ken Foster and Bernhard Dalheimer Purdue University
Key Takeaways
- Michael Langemeier and Joana Colussi Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Brazil is projected to produce a record 6.5 billion bushels of soybeans in the 2025-2026 crop season, while farm margins should decline to their worst level in almost two decades. Depressed soybean prices, increased production costs and weak port premiums have compressed profitability for Br…
- Michael Langemeier and Joana Colussi Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
U.S. livestock producers have benefited from stronger market conditions but crop producers continue to face tighter margins. Results from the February 2026 Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer survey provide insight into how those differences are influencing producer sentiment, g…
- James Mintert and Michael Langemeier Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment improved in February; the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index increased from 113 points in January to 116. The Current Conditions Index increased by 11 points, while the Future Expectations Index decreased 1 point. The Future Expectations Index this month …
- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
An urgent call has been voiced by European Union dairy farmers to the European Commission to activate a voluntary milk-reduction scheme to help avoid a dairy crisis. With markets flooded with milk, prices are collapsing under the strain, forcing farmers into heavy financial difficulties.
- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
A huge row recently erupted regarding beef imported into Ireland and other European Union countries from Brazil, because part of the shipment contained banned growth hormones. It’s been confirmed that 128 kilograms of the beef was from animals that had been treated with oestradiol, a growth-…
- James Mintert and Michael Langemeier Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment weakened sharply in January as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index decreased from 136 in December 2025 to 113 in January 2026. The Current Conditions Index decreased 19 points while the Future Expectations Index decreased 25 points. Among the five indi…
- Corey Geiger, Abbi Prins and Billy Roberts CoBank
Consumer focus on eating more protein has gained further traction, with 70 percent of Americans saying they want more protein in their diets. That’s an increase from 59 percent four years ago. Food and beverages with a high-protein claim on the label can command a price premium of as much as…
- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
After several years of trying to curtail the rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease across South Africa, the livestock sector there is now in crisis. South Africa lost its foot-and-mouth-disease-free status in 2019, but is now fighting a severe outbreak that emerged in 2021 and shows no sign…
- Josie Garthwaite Stanford University
A sweeping new analysis finds that warming global temperatures will dampen the world’s capacity to produce food from most staple crops, even after accounting for economic development and adaptation by farmers. New research offers the most comprehensive look yet at how global crop yields are …
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