A relatively small group of countries now supplies a huge share of the world’s traded food. The top 10 exporters alone account for nearly half of global agricultural exports, giving a handful of economies enormous influence over global food prices and supply chains.
Read MoreThis report projects corn, soybeans, wheat, and rice futures prices for the United States for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026. Our analysis utilizes historical data on both cash prices (the price for immediate delivery) and futures prices (the price agreed upon for delivery at a future date).
Read MoreUSA Rice will conduct the inaugural Aromatic Rice Quality Symposium this summer, in conjunction with the organization’s annual July Business Meetings in Dallas. The symposium will be on Wednesday morning, July 8, in the National Ballroom I at the Thompson Hotel downtown.
Read MoreThe Fertilizer Institute is praising a temporary federal waiver on hours-of-service regulations for fertilizer deliveries, saying the move will help keep nutrients moving to farms during the busy planting season.
Read MoreThe Fertilizer Institute is voicing strong support for a bipartisan surface transportation proposal advancing in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station will hold its annual field day June 24. The event will highlight variety development, pest management strategies and other research aimed at helping farmers successfully produce one of Louisiana’s most valuable crops.
Read MoreThe United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) opened the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, a state-of-the-art laboratory facility today that will provide the U.S. cattle industry with innovative tools and advanced technologies to manage and eliminate the invasive fly and tick pests that threaten the U.S. cattle industry.
Read MoreDid you know that cows show a visual preference for new human faces over familiar ones? They can match a known handler’s voice to their face, according to a study.
Read MoreDiesel prices jumped from roughly $3.50 a gallon to more than $5 by spring, driven by the war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. For a shrimper already operating on slim margins, that's not just an inconvenience. It's an existential threat.
Read MoreBayer has agreed to suspend for seven years pillars of its loyalty programs, which Trump administration officials called “unfair provisions” that “pose a danger to competition,” the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Read MoreCrawfish farmers in south Louisiana are wrapping up the season on a subdued note, with many saying catches never reached the levels they had hoped for — and now turning their attention to restocking for next year.
Read MoreLouisiana Tech University’s School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry hosted its 53rd Annual Farm Production Sale in May, continuing a long-standing tradition that supports student scholarships, livestock units, and hands-on agricultural education.
Read MoreWomen in Agribusiness has announced the speakers for its Female Producer Panel—from a crawfish farmer in Louisiana to a soybean farmer in South Dakota. This signature panel will open the second day of the 15th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit Sept. 22 to 24, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Read MoreDrought conditions improved across parts of southern Louisiana thanks to recent rains, but northern Louisiana continued to dry out. More than 75% of the state remains in drought, with Extreme Drought expanding across northern parishes.
Read MoreEven the low 80’s proved to be too much for Icarus’s melted wings to power through the market this week as both the old crop July and new crop December succumbed to last week’s flight to 88 cents last week.
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