As the situation continues to unravel in Ukraine, many in the agricultural industry are following the markets, and trying to get a handle on the impacts. This week's Beef Market Update is no different. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says we have often talked about uncertainty and volatility in the last few years... Read More
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It's been a wild ride for the commodity markets in light of what's happening with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodities Research joined RealAg Radio on Wednesday to help interpret a bit of what is happening, in what is a very fluid situation. As Penner explains, it's tough to even talk about... Read More
With strong farm commodity demand and high crop prices, confident farmers attending the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) at Louisville, Kentucky in February look to be eager to replace equipment and upgrade technology. In this interview from the floor of the NFMS, Kurt Coffey, Case IH vice president for North America, tells RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin... Read More
This interview was recorded on Wednesday, February 23, the day before Russia invaded Ukraine, an action that has since closed key ports for grain movement and disrupted fertilizer supply chains out of the region. We considered not posting this audio interview because the situation has changed so dramatically; however, much of the discussion is still... Read More
If you've been following the markets lately, you'll have noticed moves in the wheat markets in the past couple of days, driven by geopolitics. But what's going on with soybeans? Neil Townsend, chief market analyst with FarmLink marketing solutions, joins RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney to discuss the impacts as Russia starts to make moves... Read More
Each week, we here at RealAgriculture choose a new question to ask in our poll. A few weeks ago, we asked which professional farmers plan to add to the farm in the year ahead. The final tally favoured a business/succession expert, but adding a marketing advisor ranked second. Brain Voth, founder of IntelliFarm Inc., isn't... Read More
There's so much going on in the geopolitical scene right now, and all that works its way back in to the markets. The focus right now is squarely on Russia and Ukraine and how the current political situation is impacting markets. Joining RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney to break it down is Arlan Suderman, chief... Read More
This episode of the Beef Market Update comes to you from Houston, Texas, as Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange reviews the events of the past week, down at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) convention. To start off, Wasko says it was a good week for the U.S. cattlemen to be together, as... Read More
Whether to support or oppose a widely-discussed piece of legislation that aims to increase price transparency in the U.S. cattle market is one of the big topics up for debate at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's annual Cattle Convention taking place at Houston, TX this week. There was a strong turnout for NCBA's live cattle... Read More
Viterra has announced a multi-billion dollar deal that would significantly expand the grain company's presence in the U.S. and other parts of the world. The company says it has reached a stock purchase agreement with Japan-based Marubeni Corporation to acquire Gavilon for US$1.125 billion plus working capital. Gavilon is based in Omaha, Nebraska, and has... Read More