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Ag Sector Could Be in Recession

Published April 3, 2025

The agricultural sector is facing significant financial strain due to high input costs, falling commodity prices, and market instability. American Farm Bureau Economist Bernt Nelson said these conditions could signal an agricultural recession. "There's some pretty serious financial strain happening,"…

Rural Mainstreet Index Dips Below Growth Neutral

Published December 31, 2024

The Rural Mainstreet Index, a key measure of economic health in rural areas across ten states reliant on agriculture and energy, fell sharply in December. The index dropped below its growth-neutral mark for the 11th time this year. Creighton University…

Preparing for Economic Downturn

Published August 1, 2022

Virginia Tech Agricultural Economics Professor David Kohl was a speaker at Bell Bank's AgView Live event. Kohl recommends producers take strong ownership of their financials in preparation for an economic downturn. "There's a good possibility of a U.S. and global…

Recession Fears Carry Over to Grain Markets

Published July 6, 2022

Commodity markets across the board are seeing a selloff. Zaner Ag Hedge Chief Market Strategist Ted Seifried says recession concerns are a driver. "On one hand, if crude oil is down $5, maybe there's discretionary spending. We may see more…

Input Costs Following Energy Market

Published June 27, 2022

Energy and input costs have increased exponentially this past year. Agricultural Economical Insights Partner Brent Gloy says the energy market has been a driving factor behind other costs. "It appears like the fertilizer situation has stabilized a bit, but a…

Recession May Already Be Here

Published June 24, 2022

AgriSompo North America market analyst Sterling Smith thinks the U.S. is already in a recession. "I'm going to say something few are willing to say, we're in a recession in the United States right now. The GDP numbers in the…

A U.S. Recession is Possible

Published March 18, 2020

President Donald Trump told reporters the U.S. could be sliding into a recession. According to Wells Fargo agricultural economist Michael Swanson, there is a risk. The technical definition for a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative growth. "It's very…

Economic Recession Expected by End of 2020

Published December 14, 2018

According to the Duke University Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Global Business Outlook survey, nearly half of U.S. CFOs expect an economic recession to hit the U.S. economy by the end of 2019. Survey director Campbell Harvey says a tight labor market…

Articles tagged under: recession

Ag Sector Could Be in Recession

Rural Mainstreet Index Dips Below Growth Neutral

Preparing for Economic Downturn

Recession Fears Carry Over to Grain Markets

Input Costs Following Energy Market

Recession May Already Be Here

A U.S. Recession is Possible

Economic Recession Expected by End of 2020

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