The analysis of federal price indexes also shows agricultural producers have consistently paid more to operate than they have received in return, with costs outpacing prices in every month since at least 2015.
Key trade agreements, the legality of the global trade war, Agri Stats’ antitrust case, more USDA moves, and rulings on dicamba and glyphosate predicted to grab industry headlines.
BELZONI, Miss. — For Pepper Roberts, running a successful farm comes down to managing risk and planning for potential challenges.
While other farmers sold their crops last fall, Roberts used grain
Institutional investors helped fuel soaring land values, but economic conditions are changing. From Kansas to Iowa, states that once saw double-digital farmland price increases are experiencing a cooling market.
Midwest farmers fear economic fallout as Trump’s shifting tariff policies reignite trade tensions with key partners. Many worry that new trade wars will further disrupt global markets, leaving them with fewer buyers and declining profits.
A new GAO report warns that rapid growth of H-2A program could impact workers' rights. These workers might be even more important under a second-term Donald Trump, who supported the program in the past.
