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Highlights from the recent U.S. Grains Council (USGC) 21st International Marketing Conference and 64th Annual Membership Meeting in Guatemala City, Guatemala (2/14-2/16/24), brought to you by the United Sorghum Checkoff … Read More
Today’s guest is Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) in Denver, CO… http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/2024/20240131ABR.mp3
Today’s guest, Alexander Grabois, is with the U.S. Grains Council in Washington, DC. He talks about a corn report and why it helps build demand for U.S. grown grains. http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20231228ABR.mp3
Today’s guest is Tim Lust. Tim is the CEO of the National Sorghum Producers (NSP) in Lubbock, TX and talks about how we’ll remember 2023, some of the excitement for … Read More
Today’s guest is Mackenzie Boubin with the U.S. Grains Council in Washington, DC. We talk about her background in agriculture and how it serves her well in promoting ethanol to … Read More
ARLINGTON, VA – Exports of U.S. commodities are expected to fall this year (FY2023), according to the latest projections from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). During the 2023 … Read More
DENVER, CO – U.S. pork producers are enjoying one of the largest export increases in more than a year as October data recently released by USDA and compiled by the … Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Weaker export demand appears to be pressuring commodity prices as USDA projects lower season-average farm prices for wheat and corn and steady prices for soybeans and cotton. … Read More
ARLINGTON, VA – After months of decline, U.S. milk production is increasing again to cash in on record-high dairy export demand. According to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), after … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: David Widmar is co-founder of Agricultural Economic Insights (www.AEI.ag), and talks about trade with China – focusing on corn and beef – and inflation/interest rates … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Dr. Gary Adams is President and CEO of the National Cotton Council (NCC) and talks about the current market situation, exports, extreme weather, and the … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: David Widmar is co-founder of Agricultural Economic Insights (www.AEI.ag) and talks about the current situation in Eastern Europe, wonders about crop acreage in 2022 in … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Greg McBride is a broker with Allendale and talks about USDA’s latest April WASDE report, challenges affecting most crops in 2022, and what could happen … Read More
DENVER, CO – While U.S. beef exports have been red-hot on the grill this year, pork exports are beginning to trend lower as demand from China and Hong Kong falls … Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – In reaction to the uncertainty in Eastern Europe, China booked its largest purchase of U.S. corn in one year, just shy of 1.1 million metric tons, split … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Jon Devine is Senior Economist with Cotton Inc., in Cary, NC, and talks about the latest projections for the 2022 U.S. cotton crop, export demand, … Read More
KANSAS CITY, MO – Even in volatile market swings, the annual return on an investment in the stock market is nearly 17 percent. Average returns for international stocks are 7 … Read More
The Chinese new year begins on February 1, 2022, and the last time the country celebrated the Year of the Tiger was 2010, the same year that China became the largest exporting country in the world and the number one global automaker.
Just because a shopping mall says it’s open 24 hours, doesn’t mean the stores inside are open round the clock and with that analogy, Jane Wells with CNBC explains, the private terminal operators at the West Coast Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seem to hold a hand of spades in the current supply chain bottleneck in the United States.
For wheat, Net sales were down noticeably from the previous week, but up 55 percent from the prior 4-week average on increases primarily for Mexico, Taiwan, and Japan.
U.S. import prices increased 6.9 percent from March 2020 to March 2021, the largest year-over-year increase since January 2012.
The value of the U.S. dollar weakened substantially since last March and is expected to experience modest deflation in 2021.
How important are export markets for U.S. farm products? A quick answer might include the nearly $42 billion dollars rolling into the American economy in 2018 because of access to international markets for grain.
The Foreign Agriculture Service has released their latest Weekly Export Sales report, with some new marketing-year highs.
According to the latest information from USDA for the month of September, U.S. lamb exports were higher in both volume and value.
Net sales of U.S. wheat totaled over 530,000 metric tons, up 5 percent from the previous week and the Philippines was the top buyer.
July exports of U.S. lamb increased year-over-year and were the largest of 2020. The good news comes from USDA and with Mexico as the main driver.
The elimination of agricultural trade barriers as a result of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) nearly quadrupled exports (by value) to Canada and Mexico
Beef and pork exports were responsible for more than 12 percent of the per bushel price of corn last year. With a total production of 13.62 billion bushels, the value of pork exports to the U.S. corn crop was $6.26 billion.
Since 2015, indirect exports of corn and soybeans through beef and pork exports have been the fastest-growing category of corn and soybean use, delivering critical returns for corn and soybean farmers.
China is asking meat and soybean exporters to certify that their shipments to China have complied with safety standards to ensure they are free of COVID-19.
(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
