Source: FCC
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has released an analysis of the rent-to-price ratio for cultivated farmland in Canada. The rent-to-price ratio is obtained by crossing cash rental rates and the Farmland Values Report data. A ratio trending lower suggests that...
Cattle placements in U.S. feedlots have experienced a second consecutive monthly decline. According to the USDA, 1.704 million head of cattle were introduced to feedlots in December 2023, reflecting a 4% decrease compared to December 2022. This decrease suggests...
Source: Purdue University
U.S. farmers' perspective on the future improved in March helping to push the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer up 3 points from February to a reading of 114. The Index of Current Conditions at 101 was...
Source: USDA news release
As the world's population increases, the global agriculture system will be expected to provide more food. To better understand how the world agriculture system may grow in response by 2050, researchers at USDA, Economic Research Service...
Source: USDA
by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, and Adriana Valcu-Lisman
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for July 2023 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates”...
Source: Government of Alberta
“Many factors influence commodity prices, although the main price determining factors for most commodities are supply and demand,” says Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst with the Alberta government. “Factors affecting the availability of a crop...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“Alberta beef producers retained fewer breeding heifers for replacement in 2022, suggesting expansion is not in the immediate future,” says Ann Boyda, livestock economist with the Alberta government. “The Canfax Cattle on Feed reports show...
Cattle futures rallied sharply over the second half of January while the corn market traded steady. USDA’s NASS released the biannual Cattle Report which was largely in line with industry expectations. All cattle and calves as of January 1...
Source: USDA
by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, and Adriana Valcu-Lisman
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for May 2023 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates”...
Cull cow values are trending higher in 2024. The first graph immediately below shows weekly cull cow prices for 85-90% lean cows in the Southern Plains. This type of cull cow classification correlates to a cow with approximately a...
