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Energy, El Niño and Geopolitics Fuel Bullish Grain Market
Line on Agriculture
Owen Wagner from Rabobank notes that the energy market's volatility, particularly the drop in oil prices from $120 to below $80, significantly impacts agricultural commodity prices.
A Global Appetite for Peanuts
Southeast Regional Ag News
Strong interest in American brands signals opportunity in one of Southeast Asia’s largest markets.
Washington Blueberry Numbers and USDA's Bridge Payment
The Agribusiness Update
Blueberry production in Washington state continues to climb with 2025 coming in close to last year’s record crop of 210 million pounds, and USDA is making $12 billion available in one-time bridge payments to American farmers.
Washington Blueberry Numbers and USDA's Bridge Payment
The Agribusiness Update
Blueberry production in Washington state continues to climb with 2025 coming in close to last year’s record crop of 210 million pounds, and USDA is making $12 billion available in one-time bridge payments to American farmers.
GFB 88th Annual Convention and USDA's Bridge Payment
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau members gathered on Jekyll Island this week for the organization’s 88th annual convention, and USDA is making $12 billion available in one-time bridge payments to American farmers.
Memorial Day BBQ
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Grilling Season 0fficially kicks off this weekend with your Memorial Day cookouts. But how much will that outdoor feast cost this year? RaboBank offers some thoughts.
Farm Bill - RaboBank Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The last Farm Bill was passed in 2018 and is supposed to be rewritten and renewed every five years. Now, some are worried that we may have seen our last Farm Bill.
Farm Bill - RaboBank Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
From tariffs to immigration reform to regulatory priorities, there’s a lot going on that’s impacting agriculture, but we’re not hearing much about a new Farm Bill lately.
Trump Impact on Ag Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
A couple of months into President Trump’s second term, the ag economy is still shaky with many wondering how and if new strategies will work. Stephen Nicholson, Global Strategist at RaboBank, says it’s murky.
Trump Impact on Ag Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
A couple of months into President Trump’s second term, the ag economy is still shaky with many wondering how and if new strategies will work. Stephen Nicholson, Global Strategist at RaboBank, says it’s murky.
Happy Dairy
Idaho Ag Today
A running stream of consciousness from an Oregon dairy farmer.
I'm Bob Benson. I have an organic dairy here in Yamhill, Oregon.
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Rabobank on Tariff Risks and Rural Mainstreet Index Drops in December
The Agribusiness Update
A Rabobank market researcher says the implementation of
U.S. tariffs in 2025 runs the risk of fragmenting global trade, and after reaching above growth neutral in November for the first time since 2023, at 50.2, the Rural Mainstreet Index sank to 39.6 in December.
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Value Added Production Demand to Rise
Line on Agriculture
Rabo Research team members are focusing on what part sustainability in farming will play in the future.