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DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Blaine Reed http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181219.mp3

One-Third of All Commodities Grown Under Contract

(WASHINGTON, DC) Contracts are a way of life for many in the agricultural industry. Farmers use contracts to manage price and production risks while processors and buyers use contracts to … Read More

Tighter Ethanol Margins Causing Concern for Industry

(WASHINGTON, DC) Despite growing demand for gasoline, the ethanol industry experienced an increase in ethanol stocks. The end result is tighter margins and in some cases losses for producers. With … Read More

China Offers Small Gesture in Repairing Trade Rift

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA is confirming another Chinese purchase of U.S. soybeans this week. According to the Foreign Ag Service (FAS) at USDA, private exporters have reported sales of just under … Read More

Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. Calvin Trostle

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. Calvin Trostle http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181218.mp3

Commercial Farmers Watching Household Income Decline

(WASHINGTON, DC) Household income for commercial farmers continues to decline. According to USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), the 16.5 percent drop comes primarily in the precipitous drop in farm income … Read More

Strong U.S. Meat Exports Benefit Corn Growers

(DENVER, CO) Corn producers continue to benefit from strong meat exports in 2018. According to research from World Perspectives, Inc., exports of U.S. beef and pork have increased demand of … Read More

Second Round of Tariff Relief Authorized for Farmers

(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Monday the second round of Trade Mitigation Payments (MFP) for U.S. farmers and ranchers hurt by trade barriers and retaliatory tariffs from foreign … Read More

Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. J.D. Ragland

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. J.D. Ragland (Part II of II) http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181217.mp3

Americans Spending More to Eat Compared to Last Year

(WASHINGTON, DC) Americans are spending more on food this year than last, but still less than 35 years ago. According to the Economic Research Service (ERS) at USDA, the average … Read More

Farm Bill Passed Without Overhaul of Nutrition Programs

(WASHINGTON, DC) Part of the House and Senate struggle on a farm bill compromise fell in the lap of a House Republican proposal to overhaul the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program … Read More

After 23 Years, WTO On Brink of Collapse

(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) At the end of this month, the terms of two members of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body will end. With this comes an interesting scenario as … Read More

Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. J.D. Ragland

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. J.D. Ragland (Part I of II) http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181214.mp3

Transportation Challenges May Increase Elevator Costs in 2019

(DENVER, CO) Transportation challenges may exist in 2019. That’s according to a new report from CoBank. With tariffs on U.S. soybean imports to China, the industry has found other markets … Read More

U.S. Energy Independent for First Time in 75 Years

(WASHINGTON, DC) For the first time in nearly 75 years, the United States is energy independent. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), weekly exports of crude and petroleum … Read More

Farmers and Ranchers Receive Farm Bill for Christmas

(LUBBOCK, TX) Farmers and ranchers are one stroke of the pen away from some certainty through the government’s 2018 Farm Bill. On Tuesday the Senate passed the measure by a … Read More

Daily AgriLife Report: Megan Eikner

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Megan Eikner http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181213.mp3

Grain Elevator Margins Could Tighten in New Year

(DENVER, CO) Average grain elevator margins are expected to be relatively normal this year for most of the Midwest. However, according to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division, … Read More

Domestic Ethanol Exports Third Highest on Record

(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. ethanol exports totaled 175.4 million gallons (mg) in October, according to the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The level is 95 percent higher than September exports and the … Read More

House Joins Senate in Passing 2018 Farm Bill

(WASHINGTON, DC) For the second time this year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2 – the 2018 Farm Bill. By a vote on Wednesday of 369-47, the House … Read More

Ag Export Trade Positive Despite Lower Surplus

December 12, 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. agricultural exports are projected to total $141.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2019, while agricultural imports are expected to total $127 billion, according to the latest outlook … Read More

USDA Release Latest Supply and Demand Estimates

December 12, 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service released their December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) on Tuesday. Highlights include an outlook for 2018/19 U.S. wheat to remain unchanged on … Read More

Corn and Cotton Producers Lead Biotech Seed Charge

December 11, 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) In 2018, U.S. farmers planted over 90 percent of corn and cotton acres with genetically engineered (GE) seeds. These GE seeds can be herbicide tolerant (HT), insect resistant … Read More

WTO Concerned About Looming Global Trade War

December 11, 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) Last week the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo said members have “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to renew the trading system”. He argued that in responding … Read More

House-Senate Conference Committee Agrees to Farm Bill Compromise

December 11, 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) The Congressional Farm Bill conference conferees voted to move forward with a new Farm Bill compromise, largely the effort of House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership resolving differences … Read More

Weighing Benefits of a Nation-wide Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

December 10, 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) At the end of the past fiscal year (2017), USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) covered more than 23 million acres of environmentally sensitive land. With an annual budget … Read More

U.S. Beef Gets Green Light to Morocco

December 10, 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Morocco has agreed to allow imports of U.S. beef and … Read More

House Subcommittee to Consider Ending Renewable Fuels Standard

December 10, 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) The Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing on Tuesday to discuss “The 21st Century Transportation Fuels Act”. Rep. John Shimkus (IL-R) and Rep. Bill Flores (TX-D) released … Read More

Daily AgriLife Report: Cristen Brooks

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Cristen Brooks http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181207.mp3

Farm Sector Profits Set to Decline in 2018

(WASHINGTON, DC) Inflation-adjusted U.S. net cash farm income is forecast to decline 10.5 percent to $93.4 billion in 2018. According to the Economic Research Service (ERS) net farm income, which … Read More

Nation’s Largest Oil and Gas Supply Found in Southwest

(WASHINGTON, DC) The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Thursday the largest continuous oil and gas resource potential ever assessed in the history of the United States. The Delaware … Read More

Markets React Favorably to USDA’s December Estimates

(WASHINGTON, DC) Markets rallied on the heels of USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released on Friday. Farm prices are projected higher for corn and cotton, while … Read More

Cotton Imports Expected to Increase in China and Pakistan

(WASHINGTON, DC) China’s addition of 800,000 metric tons (MT) of cotton import quotas this year is expected to push imports up to 1.5 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year … Read More

NASS Proposing Changes to County-level Crop Statistics