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CoBank Releases 2020 Year Ahead Report

Published December 13, 2019

The U.S. rural economy will continue to face headwinds in the year ahead. CoBank made that assessment in its annual report. CoBank says farmers and ranchers are faced with declining working capital and record farm debt. Stable farmland values are…
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Grain Elevators Experiencing Challenges

Published December 6, 2019

Grain elevators are facing significant challenges as basis levels are the highest seen in years. CoBank Knowledge Exchange Division Manager Tanner Ehmke says farmers need to remember their grain elevators and co-ops are struggling, too. "Pipeline supplies of grain are…
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More Volatility for End-Users

Published August 30, 2019

According to a new report from CoBank, historic planting delays will increase market volatility for grain elevators and other end-users. CoBank economist Tanner Ehmke cites the basis levels in central Ohio, where the market rallied 25 cents from May-through-June to…
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Co-op Consolidation

Published July 11, 2019

Agricultural cooperatives are in a consolidation phase. Those decisions are often done to scale up and increase efficiency, but new factors may also be driving this trend. According to a new report from CoBank, co-ops are also merging to deal…
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Global Economic Slowdown Influences Agriculture

Published March 29, 2019

The quarterly rural economic review from CoBank describes 2019 as “a challenging year with economic uncertainty.” The overall economic growth is slowing in the U.S. and worldwide. The CoBank report says the ongoing trade disruptions have hurt short-and-long term markets.…
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Excess Capacity Forecast for U.S. Soybean Crush

Published December 11, 2018

The U.S. soybean processing industry is going through its biggest expansion phase in 20 years. That includes a new soybean processing plant in Aberdeen that will start production with the 2019 crop. Depending on the availability of funding, a plant…
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