Fastest Growing Pet Food Segment Reflects Consumer Interest in Health, Wellness
April 01, 2024 12:44 ET
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DENVER, April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Younger generations of U.S. pet owners are fueling growth of the fresh pet food category, opting for frozen or refrigerated products with wellness claims...
Rapid Expansion of U.S. Soybean Processing Capacity Risks Industry Overbuild
March 21, 2024 15:57 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Demand for soybean oil as a feedstock in the production of renewable diesel is rising as the U.S. aims to increase adoption of cleaner burning fuels....
Nuanced Market Dynamics Will Complicate Pace of Rural Broadband Consolidation
March 06, 2024 12:10 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The rural broadband industry has been a major focus for investors, private equity sponsors and government across federal and state levels in recent years....
Shrinking Supply of Dairy Heifers May Limit Growth of U.S. Milk Production
February 07, 2024 12:10 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A sharp decline in the number of dairy heifers available to replace older cows exiting the U.S. dairy herd could limit any meaningful growth in domestic...
Rising Cocoa Prices are Souring the Outlook for Chocolate Candy Makers
February 01, 2024 11:47 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. consumers are paying more for chocolate products as confection manufacturers raise prices in response to the soaring cost of cocoa. Cocoa prices are...
Dairy Cattle Genomics is Quietly Improving Sustainability
January 17, 2024 12:04 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. dairy producers are increasingly leveraging the power of genomic science to optimize the genetic potential of their herds for milk production, animal...
CoBank Releases 2024 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy
December 14, 2023 12:08 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Dec. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. economy has remained remarkably steady despite an unrelenting series of shocks over the last three years. America’s economic resilience was again...
Grain Storage Outlook Improves for U.S. Elevators, but Bushels Remain Elusive
November 14, 2023 12:25 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The profit outlook for U.S. grain elevators storing corn and soybeans has improved significantly for the 2023-24 marketing year with buy basis falling and...
Shifting Consumer Demand for Dairy Foods Fuels Butterfat Boom
November 06, 2023 12:26 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The long-term demand trends for dairy products indicate butter, cheese and other full-fat dairy foods will continue to grow in sales and volume for the...
Open Access Fiber Networks Poised to Shake Up U.S. Broadband Market
October 26, 2023 17:02 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National wireless operators and institutional investors are embracing a new broadband business model that could disrupt the market with increased...