Ag economists’ views on the ag economy took a dive in the first Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor of 2024; however, relatively strong balance sheets and working capital could provide a cushion for 2024.
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While some producers near the Elkhorn River in Scribner Nebraska are in the process of cleaning up.
AgDay Betsy Jibben heads to Scribner, Nebraska. She talks with Aaron Lange and Angie Lange.
What should have been good news for the grain and oilseed markets ended up having the opposite effect as we ended the week down, sharply down some cases says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.
Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat processor, had its stock rating raised by an analyst at CLSA who said a class-action complaint alleging price collusion among chicken producers was "baseless" and that investors should buy the company’s stock on strong pork and beef margins.
It’s been a stressful time for cattle producers trying to keep their heads above water in the last several month’s volatile market conditions.
China National Chemical Corp. and New Hope Group Co. are among companies considering bids for McDonald’s Corp. operations in the world’s most populous nation, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Concerns about livestock prices took some air out of the Purdue/CME Ag Economy Barometer, pushing the new index down to 97 in May from April’s 106.
One of the Chinese bidders for Australia’s most iconic cattle company is joining forces with a local investment group as it seeks government approval for a foreign takeover.
Restaurant Brands International Inc., the owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, reported fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts’ projections after new menu items helped sales at the burger chain.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast that farmers will face a drop in profit for the third straight year as persistent surpluses depress crop and livestock prices.
Shares of JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, plunged to a 15-month low after Brazil’s public prosecutor accused executives including Chairman Joesley Batista of financial crimes involving a series of loans made to related companies.
The beef export market was down overall this past year after a strong dollar had countries looking to trade elsewhere. The strong dollar brought a flood of cheaper beef into the U.S., too.
JBS SA, the world’s largest beef producer, fell the most since 2009 after a report that former shareholder Grupo Bertin is involved in Brazil’s largest ever corruption scandal.
Saudi Arabia agreed to take a 20 percent stake in Minerva SA in a transaction that will raise as much as 1.56 billion reais ($390 million) for one of Brazil’s largest beef producers and help it gain better access to markets in the Middle East.
One of Australia’s most iconic cattle companies, with ranches that span an area more than twice the size of Switzerland, is being broken up to clear the way for a foreign takeover,
The World Trade Organization ruled Monday that Canada and Mexico can slap more than $1 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods in retaliation for meat labeling rules it says discriminated against Mexican and Canadian livestock.
Today, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) arbitration panel announced its final ruling that the United States’ Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for livestock and meat imports have cost our trading partners over $1 billion dollars.
Coming off a period of record cash receipts that boosted rural Kentucky, farmers are facing downward trends caused by lower commodity prices, sluggish exports and large stockpiles that are sowing declines in farm income, agricultural economists said Thursday.
JBS SA’s third-quarter profit more than tripled as a currency slump in the Brazil real boosted revenues at the world’s largest meat producer.
Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat producer, dropped the most in more than two months after JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded its rating on the stock and the World Health Organization said eating processed meat is a cancer hazard.