February 2022

International grain buyers are looking for different places to buy wheat and corn as a Russian invasion cut off Ukrainian supplies. Reuters says European Union producers like Romania and France are being used to cover Read More

USDA’s 98th Ag Outlook Forum took place amid the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine and concerns energy prices will continue to soar, putting more focus on alternatives like renewable fuels. Just as oil was hitting Read More

Agricultural real estate values continued to increase at a rapid pace across farm country through the end of last year. The increase in the value of farmland has accelerated in recent quarters alongside elevated commodity Read More

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack gave the keynote address last week at the USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum. The Hagstrom Report says that the secretary called the outlook for U.S. agriculture “bright, strong, and positive” despite Read More

After productive talks with the U.S. in 2021, the Vietnamese government eliminated a three percent U.S. wheat import tariff on December 30. Earlier this month, the first shipment of U.S. wheat purchased without a tariff Read More

The United Soybean Board released results of a new survey highlighting consumer perceptions of U.S. soybeans, soybean farmers, and the American food supply chain. The survey shows consumer support of domestic agriculture continues to grow Read More

The Renewable Fuels Association presented its 2022 Ethanol Industry Award to the National Corn Growers Association. The award was given in recognition of the group’s dedicated and sustained efforts on behalf of the ethanol industry Read More

U.S. farmers will cut back on their corn acres this year by 1.5 percent and slightly increase their soybean acres this year because of the high cost of inputs. During the agency’s annual Ag Outlook Read More

The 2022 Agricultural outlook is strong, but with uncertainties in eastern Europe and South America, according to USDA’s Chief Economist Seth Meyers at this year’s virtual Ag Outlook Forum. Meyers told the 98th Annual Ag Read More