Ag Retailers Prepared for Spring Despite Uncertainties
March 25, 2020 13:27 ET
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CoBank
Denver, March 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ag retailers are on relatively firm footing as they prepare for spring following a tumultuous 2019 growing season marked by adverse weather, flooding and...
Walmart’s Entrance into Beef Supply Chain Not Expected to Drive Near Term Changes to Cattle Industry
February 04, 2020 13:35 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Feb. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Walmart, the largest food retailer in the U.S., officially entered the beef business in January when it opened a case-ready beef plant in Georgia after...
Deal or No Deal: How the Sprint – T-Mobile Saga Will Impact Rural America
January 28, 2020 13:03 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Jan. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the fate of T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion bid to buy wireless rival Sprint currently in the hands of a district court judge in New York, the...
CoBank Quarterly Economic Review – Progress on Trade Negotiations Boost Optimism for 2020
December 20, 2019 10:18 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Policymakers in Washington are ending the year with a blitz of activity on trade and immigration reform, setting up significant milestones for the U.S....
CoBank Releases 2020 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy
December 12, 2019 16:20 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Dec. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. rural economy will continue to face headwinds in 2020 and is expected to underperform relative to the economy of urban America. Since 2014, GDP...
Grain Elevators Facing Tighter Margins, Revenue Pressures in 2020
December 04, 2019 15:38 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Dec. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grain elevators face significant challenges in the year ahead as they buy basis on corn, soybeans, and wheat at the highest levels seen in years. Basis for...
Almond Oversupply Risk Tied to Shifts in Weather, Acreage
November 21, 2019 13:21 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Nov. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The almond industry has enjoyed over 20 years of robust growth and generally favorable economic returns. Yet, over the past five years, weather-related...
Increased Demand for Dark Chicken Meat Creating New Opportunities
October 30, 2019 11:33 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Oct. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolving U.S. demographics are shifting consumer preferences from white meat chicken to dark meat, presenting the chicken industry with an opportunity to...
Hemp: Big Risks, Big Rewards for Agriculture
October 22, 2019 15:01 ET
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Denver, Oct. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since the 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, the agriculture industry has been inundated with interest in and information about...
CoBank Quarterly Economic Outlook – Agriculture Still Seeking Relief
March 29, 2019 16:11 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, March 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. agriculture will face challenges in 2019 as slowing domestic and global economic growth rates, trade talks continue and weather casts uncertainty in...