February 4, 2021
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Economist The recent rally in the soybean market has been a welcome change. The average farm price for soybeans for the past five years is 27% lower than the five ...
January 7, 2021
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Economist Sustainability in agriculture is receiving increased focus. Phrases such as “climate smart agriculture” and “regenerative agriculture” relating to this idea have become new terms in the industry. While there ...
December 3, 2020
Last month’s Economist’s Angle took a deep dive into the Phase One trade agreement with China. It concluded that China’s recent strong export pace would not be large enough to meet the 2020 goal. Even ...
November 5, 2020
The United States and People’s Republic of China signed the Phase One economic and trade agreement Jan. 15, 2020. The two-year agreement covered a myriad of issues including intellectual property rights and currency rates. Two ...
October 1, 2020
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Economist On Sept. 17, the administration announced the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP2) to help the agricultural sector sustain losses from the pandemic. Without ...
