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Fertilizer consumption suffered in 2022 due to market volatility and record-high prices.  However, a new Rabobank report says a recovery in consumption is possible in some regions next year, with fertilizer prices lowering and commodity prices at historically high levels.   “...

The blueberry industry is no longer a multi-regional market but has become a global market amidst supply-chain issues.  Senior Analyst in Horticulture David Magaña is one of the key researchers in a recent Rabobank study tracking the progression of the blueberry industry over the past decade.   In shor...

Wheat prices continue to climb as the Russian invasion of Ukraine is ongoing. A Rabobank analyst said the world’s biggest wheat buyers may need to reconsider whether they’ll continue buying grain from the Black Sea regions. “Russia and Ukraine have moved a lot of wheat into the market already, so things should be pretty good for this year,” says Stephen Nicholson of Rabobank. “However, the bigger

Despite all of the hopes and prayers, the challenging economy farm country has experienced over the past couple of years continues into 2022. But Steve Nicholson with Rabobank said agriculture has weathered the storm without the damage once feared when the pandemic started, and many restaurants shut down for a time ...

At the 2022 Potato Expo in Anaheim, CA last week, farmers talked a lot about input costs for the year head. Rabobank Senior Grains and Oilseeds Analyst Stephen Nicholson says producers are talking about everything that could cut into this year’s bottom line. “ ...

A new grain price outlook underlines continuing long-term challenges for U.S. farmers.  Rabo AgriFinance just released its ten-year outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat.  The report said ending stocks will continue to be an issue for the crops, as the long-term trends for yield increases make up the difference in lower acre numbers while demand remains flat.  The rep...

Top U.S. banks like J.P. Morgan and Capital One are on the way out of ag lending.  But, Rabobank will be reportedly step in to fill that gap.   The nation’s top 30 banks saw a 17.5% decline, or about $3.9 billion, in their farm-loan portfolios between the peak of December 2015 and March of this year.  However, Rabo...

A Rabobank report says a historic drop in poultry exports from Brazil is shaking up trade in the commodity around the world. The latest quarterly outlook on the industry says African Swine Fever could also indirectly affect the industry. Global poultry prices dropped by an average of five to 10 percent in the second quarter of this year...

A Rabobank analyst says the U.S. could be on the tail end of the second longest expansion of its economy in history. Rabobank Analyst Don Close told the North American Meat Institute this week there are implications for the meat industry, including a pending labor shortage and possible volatile commodity prices ahead...

A judge has ordered an Oregon dairy not to interfere with the sale of its cattle to satisfy the demands of a major creditor.  The Morrow County Judge granted a preliminary injunction requiring the owner of Lost Valley Farm to cooperate with an auction set for next week.  The order, h...