CONSUMER TRENDS ...
SUPPLY AND DEMAND ...
Chicken prices rising, supplies low
Surging demand, tighter supplies and a transitioning supply chain send prices skyrocketing
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ...
World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December
FAO Food Price Index reached a three-year high over all of 2020
LAND TRENDS ...
Will the surge in land prices continue?
What is propelling the land market and will this current surge in prices continue?
COST OF DINNER ...
Thanksgiving dinner sees a modest uptick in New York
NY Farm Bureau Market Basket Survey reveals a small price increase for 2020 Thanksgiving dinner
THANKSGIVING COSTS ...
Farm Bureau survey: Thanksgiving dinner cost down 4%
Cost of this year’s Thanksgiving feast for 10 remains affordable at $46.90 or less than $5.00 per person
AG ABROAD ...
Global food prices continue rising in October
FAO lowers forecast for world cereal production, but output still expected to reach an all-time high
AG ABROAD ...
Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs
New forecasts for global cereal output, utilization, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets
CATTLE PRICING ...
NCBA responds to Cattle Market Transparency Act
NCBA: "Sen. Fischer’s bill explores many avenues to improve transparency in the cattle markets"
CHANGING LANDSCAPE ...