October settlement prices of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) futures contracts are used to set harvest prices on Federal ...

Gerald Mashange - Non-real estate farm loan volume at commercial banks fell 25.0% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2026 ...

Note. Pesticides = herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and other pesticides. The U.S. farms in the sample report no fungicide or insecticide costs for soybeans. Source: Computed by the authors using ...

Producers are facing a December 11 th deadline to make their commodity program election decisions for the 2026 crop year.

For a couple of years now, American households have navigated a challenging period of rising prices. While the recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for April indicates a welcome moderation in ...

The operating profit margin ratio is commonly used to measure a farm’s financial performance. The operating profit margin is computed by adding interest expense and subtracting owner withdrawals (i.e.

Consistent with “Crop Loss” headlines dating to 2023, combined loss at harvest totaled $28.1 billion for producing the US 2025 cost of production (COP) crops (barley, corn, oats, peanuts, rice, seed ...

Generally, the final rule sets practice standards for tillage, cover crops, nutrient management, nitrification inhibitors and manure (7 CFR § 2100). Producers must keep records of their FD-CIC inputs ...

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows that overall prices increased 0.4% in August and 3.4% over the past year. Energy was an important contributor to the August increase. Gasoline prices ...