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02Jan

Farmers Withstood Year 4 of a 7-Year Down Cycle

Farmers are facing a reality that’s gripping the majority of agriculture today. “The price of corn seems to be still in that downward trend,” said Joe Shirbroun, Farmersburg, Iowa farmer. Lower prices aren’t budging to finishing out 2017. Ag economists like Jackson Takach of Farmer Mac are watching the price situation closely, as 2018 may play out to be more of the same. “I think we're going to have to sustain a few more years of the current economics,” said Takach. “I think...

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29Dec

World Beer Prices Could Rise if NAFTA Fails

In January negotiators are scheduled to restart discussions on the North American Free Trade Agreement. In late 2017 rumblings began that the U.S. may opt to withdraw from NAFTA triggering an outcry from many corners of the ag community. But, according to brewers in Mexico, ending NAFTA could make the world's bar tab go up; at least for Mexican based brews. Currently, Mexico is in the midst of a beer revolution. "I think what it's happening right now in Mexico is similar...

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29Dec

USGC Rolls Out 2017/2018 Corn Harvest Quality Report

An excellent growing season resulted in record yields and good quality for the 2017 corn crop, according to the U.S. Grain Council's (USGC's) latest corn quality report, released recently. The 2017/2018 Corn Harvest Quality Report is the seventh in the Council's annual corn quality survey. The report revealed that the majority of 2017 corn crop conditions were rated as good or excellent during the growing season, leading to strong plant health, good kernel size and a projected record yield of 370.3...

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28Dec

Brazil Says Beef Exports To U.S. May Resume

Brazilian officials expect to resume fresh beef exports to the United States in early 2018. In a news conference, Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said the country will resume "very soon" beef exports to the United States. The U.S. has not made any announcements about lifting its ban on Brazilian fresh beef. In June the U.S. suspended Brazilian fresh beef imports due to "recurring concerns about the safety of the products." That came after the U.S. had rejected 1.9 million pounds...

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28Dec

USDA Cracks Down On Organic Fraud

Imagine slapping an organic label on anything you want - food, drink, etc. You'd do none of the extra work, but be able to charge consumers a hefty premium for the label. It's dishonest and not fair to the operations that put in the extra hours to become certified organic and USDA is dedicating efforts to stop this type of fraud. This week two more companies were added to the list of frauds: Cloud Vaping Industries (U.S.) and Viet Nam Agricultural...

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