Bode: Market Growth Key to Keeping Corn Farmers Profitable

A big corn crop is being harvested and prices remain under pressure. “We’re concerned,” says Corn Refiners Association CEO John Bode. ” We don’t think corn producers are making the money they should be, and we need the corn farmer to be successful, to be our long-term partner.” Bode says that means increased market access for US corn and corn products. “We need markets for American agriculture. We need strong demand, and that’s across the board.” One area that Bode says needs attention is the lack of fresh trade agreements. “America has signed one free trade agreement since 2007, and that was the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). We need that review to be finished.”