Collected Publications for Weekly Farm Economics - farmdoc daily

A Non-Decreasing Interest Rate Environment and Agriculture

January 3, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Crop Insurance Premium in 2023

January 10, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jim Baltz, and Ryan Batts

Crop Insurance for Soybeans: The Low Loss Ratio Concern

January 17, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

2023 Commodity Title Choices: ARC-CO and PLC

January 24, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Variable Cash Rental Arrangements in 2023

January 31, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

2023 and 2024 Effective Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill

February 7, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

PACE for 2023

February 14, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Crop Insurance Performance and the FAST Summary of Business Tool

February 21, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Fertilizer Prices and Company Profits Going into Spring 2023

February 28, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Safety Nets from Crop Insurance in 2023

March 7, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Privately Developed Crop Insurance Products and the Next Farm Bill

March 14, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

2022 County Crop Yields

March 21, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Inflation and Agricultural Interest Rates

March 28, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Update on Growth Rates of Fertilizer, Pesticide and Seed Costs Over Time

April 4, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Sarah Sellars, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Risks for 2023 Grain Farm Returns

April 11, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

ARC-CO: Background, Payments, and Perspectives for Corn

April 18, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Commodity Title Choices and Payment Expectations

May 16, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Back to Normal: Revised 2023 Budgets with Lower Prices

May 23, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Perspectives on Non-decreasing National Yield Trends

June 6, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Stabilize at High Levels in Spring 2023

June 13, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023

June 20, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf and Jim Baltz

Premium Support and Crop Insurance: An Analysis of the Proposed 4% Farmer-Premium Payment Cap

June 27, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Jim Baltz

Frequency of SCO and ECO Payments in Illinois

July 11, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Comparing SCO and ECO Payment Frequency in Two Illinois Counties

July 18, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Forecasting 2024 Cash Rents: An Analysis of Farming Returns and Trends

July 25, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Fertilizer Prices Continue Year-Long Decline from 2022 Peak

August 1, 2023
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Jim Baltz

Downward Pressures on Farmland Prices in 2023

August 8, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Fertilizer Prices Continue Decline and May Impact Farmers’ Nitrogen Decisions

August 15, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Joana Colussi, and Jim Baltz

2024 Crop Budgets

August 29, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

How Historic Were Fertilizer Prices in 2022?

September 12, 2023
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Joana Colussi, and Jim Baltz

Variability in Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices in Illinois Over the Last 15 Years

September 19, 2023
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Joana Colussi, and Jim Baltz

The Rising Costs of Corn Production in Illinois

September 26, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Joana Colussi, and Jim Baltz

Yield and Yield Risks of Cover Crops in East-Central Illinois

October 3, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Sarah Sellars, and Laura Gentry

Comparing Fixed Cash, Variable Cash, and Share Rents for 2024

October 24, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Price Loss Coverage: Evaluation of Proportional Increase in Statutory Reference Price and a Proposal

November 7, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

The Rising Costs of Soybean Production in Illinois

November 14, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf and Joana Colussi

Understanding the Relationship between Loss Ratios and Crop Insurance Subsidies

November 21, 2023
Ivan Flores, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Bruce Sherrick

Comparing Direct Costs of Soybean Production in the United States and Brazil

November 28, 2023
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jim Baltz, and Carl Zulauf

Implications of Rising Power Costs for 2024

December 5, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Joana Colussi, and Carl Zulauf

Brazil Cuts Its Soybean and Corn Production Projections for 2024

December 12, 2023
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Rising Overhead Costs Driven by Labor and Interest

December 19, 2023
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Joana Colussi