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Meyer Returns to FAPRI

Published November 25, 2025

As of January 1, USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer will join the University of Missouri to lead the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute. Meyer will succeed longtime FAPRI Director Pat Westhoff, who is retiring in March. Meyer previously served…

Relief Payments Could Come Quickly

Published January 2, 2025

The American Relief Act of 2025 will provide farmers nationwide with economic assistance to help offset losses from declining crop prices. Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Director Pat Westhoff says assistance packages like this are rare and farmers should…

Economic Relief Likely, Farm Bill Not

Published November 4, 2024

University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Director Pat Westhoff is not optimistic that a new farm bill will be finished before the end of the year. "The fact that we haven't been able to reach a compromise…

Three Things

Published June 12, 2024

According to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Director Pat Westhoff, three things are responsible for the entire increase in global consumption of grains and oilseeds over the past four decades; population, biofuels, and China. "Take away those three and…

Farm Bill Work Begins Soon

Published November 22, 2021

With the current farm bill expiring in 2023, work on the next farm bill will begin as early as next year on Capitol Hill. University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Institute Director Pat Westhoff is watching the budget targets.…

The Impact of Record Level Ad-Hoc Payments on Ag

Published December 2, 2020

University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Director Pat Westhoff isn’t surprised with USDA's revised farm income forecast. Ad-hoc payments, including the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program combined with the Paycheck Protection Program, total $32.4 billion. "There's a lot…

Analysis Takes a Preliminary Look at COVID-19 Impact

Published April 14, 2020

A preliminary report from the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute captures the immediate impact the coronavirus is making on agriculture. In the analysis, FAPRI is forecasting a five to 10 percent reduction in crop prices for…

Weighing the Options of ARC and PLC Programs

Published April 19, 2019

The Agricultural Risk Coverage Program may be less attractive to corn and soybean farmers than in previous years under the new farm bill. That’s according to the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute director Pat Westhoff. "It's…

A Tough Trade Outlook

Published September 19, 2018

The Trump Administration will implement 10 percent tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese products, taking effect next Monday. University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Director Pat Westhoff says the U.S. – China tit-for-tat trade dispute sends…

Estimating USDA’s Direct Payments

Published August 7, 2018

More details of USDA’s aid package for farmers are expected to unfold later this month. University of Missouri Food and Agriculture Research Policy Institute Director Pat Westhoff expects soybean farmers to get $4.3 billion in direct payments out of the…

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Meyer Returns to FAPRI

Relief Payments Could Come Quickly

Economic Relief Likely, Farm Bill Not

Three Things

Farm Bill Work Begins Soon

The Impact of Record Level Ad-Hoc Payments on Ag

Analysis Takes a Preliminary Look at COVID-19 Impact

Weighing the Options of ARC and PLC Programs

A Tough Trade Outlook

Estimating USDA’s Direct Payments

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