Articles tagged under: Rabobank
Securing Long-Term Financial Stability on the Farm
Published April 13, 2021
With higher commodity prices, RaboBank Senior Grain and Oilseed Analyst Stephen Nicholson says farmers may want to consider strategies to help secure long-term financial stability. "Working capital depleted in the past seven years. Let's rebuild the working capital first," says…China Has a Need for Feed
Published February 1, 2021
Last week was a record for U.S. corn sales to China. Rabobank Senior Director of Animal Protein Christine McCracken says China’s interest is due, in part, to a growing protein sector. There's structural changes taking place in China’s hog herd.…Rising Feed Costs May Challenge Pork and Poultry in 2021
Published November 30, 2020
Rabobank Senior Animal Protein Analyst Christine McCracken says rising feed costs may become an issue for the pork and poultry sectors in 2021. "It may impact the availability and costs of protein going forward. Higher corn and meal will be…Fumasi Picked for RaboBank Leadership
Published October 21, 2020
Roland Fumasi has been picked to lead Rabobank’s Food and Agribusiness research team in North America. Fumasi grew up on a farm in California and joined Rabobank as an analyst in 2014.Seeking Stability in Volatile Times
Published May 26, 2020
Class III milk prices have improved since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. However, Rabobank Global Dairy Strategist Mary Ledman would not call it a recovery. With so much volatility, Ledman encourages farmers to find stability within the business. "What…China Losing Huge Numbers of Hogs to ASF
Published July 30, 2019
By the end of this year, China could lose half of its swine herd to African Swine Fever. Rabobank says the disease has already taken out 40 percent of the hog supply. Vietnam, which is also dealing with African Swine…An Opportunity to Meet China’s Protein Demand
Published April 12, 2019
As African swine fever spreads, Rabobank predicts a loss of 25 to 35 percent for 2019 Chinese pork production. The country will need to import more protein, not just pork, from around the world to meet demand. Rabobank Senior Protein…Global Poultry Prices Under Pressure
Published September 24, 2018
According to a Rabobank report, a historic drop in poultry exports from Brazil is shaking up trade in the commodity. Global poultry prices declined by an average of five-to-ten percent in the second quarter of 2018. While the prices are…A Potential Long-Term Challenge for Trade Disputes
Published July 5, 2018
Today, Mexico will carry out the second round of tariffs, targeting $2.5 billion in agriculture products. The U.S. pork industry will be impacted by the retaliatory tariffs. And Friday, the U.S. will likely impose a 25 percent duty on Chinese…