Cargill Inc., one of the world’s biggest agricultural companies, plans to spend an additional $75 million to expand in pea protein in the U.S. as traditional meat producers continue a shift to alternatives.
August 28, 2019Farmers
Government, Business 
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Crazy Midwest Weather Contributes to Farmers’ Stress
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsA survey conducted by Farm Futures showed that 53% of respondents said 2019 is the most difficult year they’ve faced as farmers — that includes 49% of baby boomers and mature growers, who lived through the 1980s farm crisis, according to the poll of 711 growers carried out from July 21 to Aug. 3.
August 28, 2019 Government, Business 
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China Trade War Means US Dairy is Missing Out
James MacDonald/Bloomberg NewsAmerica’s dairy farmers, already struggling with falling milk consumption and low prices, are missing out on a rare demand boom thanks to Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
August 27, 2019 Government, Business, Logistics 
Soybeans being harvested on a farm (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
As China Halts US Soy Purchases, ‘Unknown’ Buyers Step Up
Soybeans being harvested on a farm (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)While China announced it has halted imports of American soybeans, a mysterious buyer has stepped up. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Aug. 7 a sale of 165,000 metric tons of the oilseed to “unknown destinations.”
August 7, 2019 Government, Business 
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Farm Suppliers Absorb Trade, Weather Blows Better Than Expected
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg NewsSo far, the unprecedented trade and weather disruptions that are roiling American farmers aren’t stopping their suppliers from raking in profits.
July 30, 2019 Government, Business, Logistics 
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Majority of Trade Aid Went to Biggest Farms, Study Finds
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsMore than half of the Trump administration’s trade war aid for farmers went to just 10% of the recipients in the program, according to analysis of payments by an environmental organization.
July 30, 2019 Government, Equipment 
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US to Roll Out $16 Billion in Farm Aid for China Trade War
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to roll out an additional $16 billion in aid to farmers hurt by the Trump administration’s trade war with China, with payments to begin next month.
July 25, 2019 Business, Logistics 
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Corn in Recovery Mode With Summer Weather Here
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsAfter a cold, soggy start to the season, it’s finally feeling like summer in the Midwest, and corn fields are recovering. A turn toward warmer weather should be beneficial for the battered crop, and government data signal that conditions are starting to bottom out.
July 9, 2019 Business, Logistics 
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Midwest Deluge Spurs Cut in US Estimate for Soybean Acreage
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsThe spring deluge in the Midwest and Great Plains spurred a cut in the U.S. forecast for soybean acreage, a bigger reduction than analysts expected.
June 28, 2019 Government, Business, Logistics 
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Surging Corn Prices Put US Wheat Back in the Feed Trough
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsA looming shortfall in U.S. corn production after a historical spat of wet weather means wheat is back on the menu at cattle feedlots in the southern Plains.
June 26, 2019