The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will begin providing additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers who are facing financial risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to...
Agricultural credit conditions in the Tenth District moderated in the second quarter and farmland values continued to increase.
Agricultural credit conditions in the Tenth District moderated in the second quarter and farmland values continued to increase. Following multiple years of...
Source: Rabobank news release
According to the latest Rabobank quarterly pork report, global pork markets are being influenced by sluggish economic growth, weak consumption, and recurrent disease outbreaks. After a strong first half of the year, global trade is expected...
New regulations, an evolving trade environment, and shifting consumption patterns are driving change in Europe’s pork supply chains. Local issues will apply additional pressure to the Dutch pork sector. Pressure from the Dutch nitrogen policy, for example, coupled with...
Depressed hog values amid sky-high production costs compound producers’ challenges.
U.S. pork producers are facing an increasingly challenging economic environment that is likely to persist through the remainder of 2023. The combination of elevated operating costs and depressed hog values...
Rebound in labor force participation a bright spot for businesses and a key to economic recovery.
The U.S. economy continues to defy gravity and remains strong despite lingering inflationary pressures, higher borrowing costs and a barrage of other headwinds. Consumers...
Farm lending activity at commercial banks slowed through the first half of 2023 as interest rates continued to push higher.
Farm lending activity at commercial banks slowed through the first half of 2023 as interest rates continued to push higher....
Industry losses to force herd contraction in 2H 2023 and 2024
*Hog prices moved higher in recent weeks on seasonally tighter supplies and improved visibility around the integration of Proposition 12 in California. Lower weekly slaughter (-1% YOY) and lighter...
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering support to hog sector customers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces facing financial hardship as a result of the current crisis in the hog industry.
Hog industry partners have faced numerous challenges in...
Agricultural credit conditions in the Tenth District remained strong and farm real estate values continued to increase, but growth has softened.
Agricultural credit conditions in the Tenth District remained strong and farm real estate values continued to increase, but growth...