2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (673+ words) Bradley Zwilling - Last month, we looked at characteristics of higher profit farms using a twenty-year average and different regions of the state (see farmdoc daily, June 22, 2026). Using data from the Illinois Farm Business Farm Management (FBFM) Association from 2001 through 2025, we…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (483+ words) farmdoc daily The domestic US food supply chain is vital in connecting farms, businesses, and consumers across the country and beyond Events such as pandemics, trade disputes, floods, and droughts can disrupt these connections in different ways from one location…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (594+ words) In our study, we used annual Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) data to track agri-food flows among U.S. regions. The analysis focuses on seven food-related Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) groups, listed in Table 1. We consider three types of flows: domestic…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (452+ words) Figure 1 shows the diffusion indexes for loan demand. A value of 100 represents no change from the same quarter last year (neutral), with values above 100 indicating an increase, and values below 100 indicating a decrease. Loan demand remained above 100 in both districts…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (348+ words) Tariffs have now been a topic of US debate for nearly 10 years. The debate has many compartments, but assistance for US manufacturing has been a consistent theme. This article proposes that parallels exist between the creation of a US farm…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1419+ words) Michael Langemeier - This article examines longer term trends in general rates and ag input prices. In addition to demand and supply shocks, input prices for ag producers are affected by changes in general inflation. During the 1973 to 2025 period the average…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (372+ words) farmdoc daily As of the fourth quarter of 2025, 3,334 commercial banks reported outstanding farm real estate or agricultural production loans, down from 3,470 in the fourth quarter of 2024 Within this group, 933 institutions met the definition of agricultural banks, and 3,304 were classified as…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (312+ words) The holiday season is in full swing, with Thanksgiving leftovers still in many refrigerators and the upcoming winter holidays on many consumers’ minds. The holidays bring large increases in food spending for both food at home and food away from…...