Tag: Mexico
U.S. Cotton Outlook, 2019: Trade Tensions are the Wild Card – NCC Report
National Cotton Council economists point to a few key factors that will shape the U.S. cotton industry’s 2019 economic outlook. This past year can be characterized as a year with […]
USA Rice Promotes Quality to Mexican Buyers
Last week, USA Rice’s Dr. Steve Linscombe and Asiha Grigsby along with USA Rice consultant Marvin Lehrer met with the top wholesalers, millers, and packers in Mexico to provide samples […]
Rice: Japan Gives Australia New Quota – U.S. Left Out in the Cold
When President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2017, the remaining 11 countries agreed to press on without the largest economy in […]
U.S. Grain “Could Lose” China Even If Tariffs Go Away, Farm Bureau Delegates Told
American Farm Bureau Federation policy experts gave an overview of the issues expected to affect farmers and ranchers in 2019 in a workshop at the organization’s 100th Annual Convention. David […]
Agriculture – What’s in Store for 2019? – DTN
With the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us, it seems natural to catch breath, take stock and think about the challenges ahead. So we asked the team of […]
Dossett on Rice: Beware of Planting Too Much Rice in 2019
CASH MARKET Thai rice prices have remained steady to higher for 3 weeks. White 5% is up to $404. Thai officials still believe they can export 11 MM tons because […]
Ag Trade: New NAFTA Signed, China to Buy More U.S. Ag Products
This weekend in Buenos Aires, President Trump took important trade policy action that could impact U.S. agricultural markets. After signing the USMCA, the president indicated that he would quickly withdraw from NAFTA, in an effort […]
Shurley on Cotton: A View of the Boll Game at this Point
Nearby, new crop March futures now stands at 77 and change. There is clear resistance around 81 cents. What does that mean in everyday language? It means 81 to 82 […]
Ag Trade: What to Expect from the New NAFTA
After more than a year of talks, the US, Canada, and Mexico struck a new trade deal to replace NAFTA, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. The agreement […]
“High Yield” Farming – More “Eco-Friendly,” International Study Indicates
Agriculture that appears to be more eco-friendly but uses more land may actually have greater environmental costs per unit of food than “high-yield” farming that uses less land, a new […]