Agritech Emphasis Climate change, geopolitical conflict and food security are coming together and changing global agriculture. Supply chain and technology alliances have been formed. Notably, Alex Capri at the National University of Singapore cites the alignment of the West over the war in Ukraine for an increased focus on agritech. China stalls somewhat in the agritech forecast because the transfer of related technology to the Middle Kingdom stopped after the Syngenta sale in 2017. By exposing the food security risk, Russia has encouraged the “ring-fencing” of agritech by the U.S. and Europe. He argues that wheat and microchips are now in the same boat.
Fertilizer Emphasis An Agriculture Producers Declaration was app...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
