April 7, 2022
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Economist Last week, USDA released its Prospective Plantings report, which contained more soybean acres than expected. The average trade expectation for the report was 88.7 million acres of soybeans, but ...
February 3, 2022
The China trade war in 2018 and 2019 had a large effect on U.S. agriculture and was particularly devastating for soybeans. USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report this month at the behest of ...
January 13, 2022
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Economist The past few years have experienced a wild ride in the soybean markets with nearby futures price swinging between $7.80 and $16.77 per bushel since 2019. African Swine Fever ...
December 2, 2021
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Economist The federal farm safety net for soybean producers is provided by the farm bill and crop insurance. These standing programs are designed to protect against different adverse conditions. While ...
November 4, 2021
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Economist The last Economist’s Angle focused on the rise of renewable diesel. The growth is being driven by demand for the properties of the fuel in existing biofuel markets and ...
