CoBank Quarterly Eco
CoBank Quarterly Economic Review – Progress on Trade Negotiations Boost Optimism for 2020
December 20, 2019 10:18 ET | 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
CoBank Releases 2020 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy
December 12, 2019 16:20 ET | 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 Faci
Grain Elevators Facing Tighter Margins, Revenue Pressures in 2020
December 04, 2019 15:38 ET | 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 Ri
Almond Oversupply Risk Tied to Shifts in Weather, Acreage
November 21, 2019 13:21 ET | 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
Increased Demand for Dark Chicken Meat Creating New Opportunities
October 30, 2019 11:33 ET | 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
Hemp: Big Risks, Big Rewards for Agriculture
October 22, 2019 15:01 ET | CoBank
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 Eco
CoBank Quarterly Economic Outlook – Agriculture Still Seeking Relief
March 29, 2019 16:11 ET | 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...
Ag Retailers Look to
Ag Retailers Look to Retool Strategy for Success in the Era of E-Commerce
February 20, 2019 12:30 ET | CoBank
DENVER, Feb. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Online agricultural retail startups are compressing margins for traditional ag retailers through increased competition and price transparency. While...
Opportunities Outwei
Opportunities Outweigh Challenges: Crop Gene Editing and the Food System
February 13, 2019 13:15 ET | CoBank
DENVER, Feb. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Investments in gene editing tools for agricultural crops have heated up in recent years and will only intensify in 2019. The technology is increasingly...
Fiber Valuations to
Fiber Valuations to Remain Elevated for the Foreseeable Future
February 06, 2019 13:20 ET | CoBank
DENVER, Feb. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidation in the fiber industry, coupled with the numerous underlying demand drivers for fiber networks, have increased market valuations significantly...