by Becca Frazier | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
“It’s harvest time in this little town, Time to bring it on in, pay the loans down…” Luke Bryan’s lyrics ring true this time of year, especially as farmers bring in one of their most expensive harvests. We don’t need to remind everyone (okay, we will...
by Becca Frazier | Sep 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
This just in… The USDA released its Farm Income Sector Forecast last week, anticipating a 5.2% net farm income increase to $147.7B from 2021’s $140.4B. This is welcome news, considering the original estimate of a 4.5% decrease, which they released in February. Not all...
by Becca Frazier | Sep 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Rabobank Q3 outlook shows the global beef market will stay beefy in the third quarter, but change could be on the way. Consumer choices (that’s you) will determine what comes next. Beef retail prices mostly stayed on the up and up, or remained the same in Q2. The...
by Becca Frazier | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
ICYMI, the Fed raised interest rates at the end of July after a negative GDP in the second quarter (ouch). Queue Paul Revere on his horse galloping across the countryside shouting, “A recession is coming! A recession is coming!” Not quite? While two...
by Becca Frazier | Jun 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sailing the ocean blue in 2022. This week, the U.S. Senate passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to help curb inflation and ease export backlogs. Nauti(cal) practices: We’ve had two years of supply chain issues under our belts, causing billions of dollars of goods to...
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