Collected Publications for Marketing and Outlook

Peru’s Blueberry Boom: More Land, More Labor, More Berries to Savor

Record Pig Crop driven by Record Pigs per Litter

Risk Management and Reality: Farmers’ Use of Futures Markets

1,000 Days of Ukraine-Russia’s War: Projections vs. Reality

Corn Acreage in South America: Stable in Brazil, Sharp Decline in Argentina

Corn Exports: Rocket Ship to Where?

South America Poised to Expand Soybean Acreage, Further Pressuring Soybean Prices

A Breath of Optimism for Corn in a Down Market

Revisiting Big Corn and Soybean Crops Get Bigger

Loss of US Farmland in the 21st Century, Part II: Regional Perspective for Major Land Use Categories from the Census of Agriculture

Record Pigs per Litter Starting to Sound Like a Broken Record?

Loss of US Farmland in the 21st Century: The National Perspective from the Census of Agriculture

Post-Harvest Grain Marketing in a Low-Price Environment

Insights for Supply, Ending Stocks, and Prices from FSA Acreage Data

How Big is the U.S. Cattle Herd?

US Federal Debt, Interest Outlays, and the Farm Safety Net

Brazil’s Corn Harvest Declines, Yet Remains Second Largest in Nation’s History

Estimates of Soybean Production and Yields Based on 6/30/2024 Crop Conditions

Estimates of Corn Production and Yields Based on 6/30/2024 Crop Conditions

More of the Same: Productivity Gains again Offset Cuts to Farrowings

The Range of New-Crop Price Expectations Is Narrowing Early

Spread of Corn Stunt Disease Lowers Production Expectations in Argentina

Trends in Monthly Temperature and Precipitation for the U.S. Corn Belt

Urgency for Enhanced Policy Intervention to Combat Avian Influenza in Dairy Cows

Sizing Up Potential Downside Risk for New-Crop Corn and Soybean Prices

Is the Trend Rate of Growth in the U.S. Average Corn Yield Slowing?

Further Evidence on the Impact of Late Planting on the U.S. Average Corn Yield

What Explains the Disparity between USDA and Conab over Brazil’s Soybean Crop Size?

Agricultural Land Shifts to the Tropics: A Strategic Challenge for US Crops

Variability in Trend Estimates for US Corn Yields

Potential for Crop Expansion in Brazil Based on Pastureland and Double-Cropping

Should We Have Been Surprised by the U.S. Average Yield of Corn in 2023?

Land, not Exports, is the US Field Crop Problem – Part 1, US vs. World

More Bearish News for Hog Producers

Can ‘Lost’ Crop Acres Be Found?

Impacts of Corn Acreage Increases on National Corn Yields

Exploring Yield Growth: US Crops in a Global 21st Century Context

The Curious Case of US Corn Yields in 2023

U.S. Dominance in Corn Exports on the Wane Due to Brazilian Competition

Assessing US Performance: Land and 21st Century Field Crop Production

US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture

The United States, Brazil, and China Soybean Triangle: A 20-Year Analysis

Records are Made to be Broken!

Economic Review of Milk Costs in 2022 and Projections for 2023 and 2024

Post-Harvest Grain Marketing: Comparing Observed Prices and Marketing Outcomes

Post-harvest Grain Marketing: Do Farmers Reap the Benefits?

Record Pigs per Litter again Offsets Cuts to Farrowings

The Weather Risk Premium in Coffee Futures Prices

Weather Shocks and Seasonal Commodity Market Returns: Evidence from Zambia’s Maize Market

Lessons from Marketing Crops for 25 Years

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