Today on HPAW, we discuss land use in the 26-county area surrounding Amarillo, in a preview of the Impact of Agribusiness in the High Plains Trade Area report.
High Plains Ag Week 9/13/2019
First time for the price change table to show green in all the agriculture contracts we follow in a while. We’ll discuss the WASDE’s impact and some of the High Plains cattle auction numbers this week, and try to survive this spooky full moon, Friday the 13th thing. It may be too late for me though…. I already spilled my coffee.
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High Plains Ag Week 9/6/2019
Brief market recaps this week. We discuss local auction volume and prices and a recap of the Jobs report out of the U.S Department of Labor. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 9/6/2019
High Plains Ag Week 8/30/2019
This week we revisit the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for 2019. USDA released a calculation for the county payments earlier this week, and we walk through an example. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 8/30/2019
High Plains Ag Week 8/23/2019
This week we’re reviewing some of the discussion from wheat outlooks around the Texas panhandle.
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High Plains Ag Week 8/15/2019
Volatility. We’re talking about a lot of unexpected change this week, from the Tyson plant fire causing declines in the cattle market, to an unforeseen WASDE outcome. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 8/15/2019
‘It Depends’ – What’s the deal with the trade deficit?
What is it? How do we calculate it? Written with Dr. Luis Ribera, Associate Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
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High Plains Ag Week 8/2/2019
It’s all about Macro this week. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates and there was little movement in Chinese trade negotiations, until Thursday when there was a big movement. We discuss this and more in the August 2nd edition of HPAW. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 8/2/2019
High Plains Ag Week 7/26/19
This week USDA announced round two of the Market Facilitation Program, crops were down, and livestock contracts were up. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 7/26/19
High Plains Ag Week 7/12/19
The July WASDE and tropical storm (possibly hurricane) Barry were points of interest this week. Wheat and corn saw rallies, and there was positive movement in the livestock contracts as well as local cash markets. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 7/12/19