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An increase in on-farm storage and tight margins create volatility.

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Cutting costs helped Cargill Inc. show a 14% jump in its fiscal third quarter, even as global threats such as trade, low ethanol demand and swine fever pulled down the company’s profits.

The U.S. Trade Representative released a statement following three days of meetings in Beijing:

The pace of farmland-value drops has slowed in several areas but remain stable, according to a recent report from Farm Credit Services of America.

The Rural Mainstreet Index, a survey of community bank CEOs, shows economic growth stalling for the first time in months. The 10-state survey by Creighton University focuses on rural areas.

“It may be because of the continued economic challenges of ag, or maybe, just maybe we’re finally realizing precision ag has been stuck in a rut for way too long, and it’s time for a change.”

USDA added 130 million bushels to the corn that will be on-hand at the start of the 2018/19 marketing year and corn prices dropped 8 cents.

There will be some lingering trade pain for U.S. agriculture according to the former chief ag negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative.

On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked, “Why is environmental stewardship important to your business?”