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Farm Costs Stay High: Why the Fed’s September Meeting Matters
Southeast Regional Ag News
Even with a slight dip in 2024 spending, rising interest, weak exports, and lower crop prices keep pressure on producers.
Costs Keep Climbing: Farmers Face Rising Interest, Lower Prices
California Ag Today
Even with slightly lower overall expenses in 2024, producers across California and the U.S. are still feeling the pinch of high input costs, rising interest rates, and falling commodity prices.
Worried About Your Interest Rate?
Southeast Regional Ag News
Last week, the Federal Reserve decided to pause interest rate increases while publicizing that there would be two more interest rate hikes this year.
AFBF Chief Economist Talks Inflation and Agriculture
Southeast Regional Ag News
Due largely to a 4.6% drop in energy prices, month-to-month inflation was zero percent.
Consumer Price Index on the Rise… Again
California Ag Today
Inflation continues to rise as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports year-over-year inflation in March was 8.5 percent. American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan says we’re seeing the highest level of inflation in 40 years.
0321 Federal Reserve Interest Rates Hike Part 2
California Ag Today
The Federal Reserve increased nation-wide interest rates by a fourth of a percent. Thanks for joining us for part two of this story. At the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Business Conference, Mike North of EverAG says the increase was unavoidable. He expects the current environment to continue.
Federal Reserve Interest Rates Hike
California Ag Today
The Federal Reserve increased nation-wide interest rates by a fourth of a percent this week. At the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Business Conference, Mike North of EverAG says the increase was unavoidable.
Ag Economic Outlook Red Flags
California Ag Today
The agricultural economic outlook for 2022 remains solid. Senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Cortney Cowley says while things look good on the surface, there will be things to watch out for this year.