Radio Newsline Archive
USDA Lowers Production Forecast for Corn, Cotton and Soybeans
00:01:00.342 2023-10-12USDA has lowered production expectations for corn, cotton and soybeans. (Gary Crawford)
Tightening Corn and Bean Yield Forecasts – The Response
00:01:00.186 2023-10-12How did markets initially respond to USDA’s latest crop production report reflecting lower yields for both corn and soybeans? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)
Actuality: Increased Soybean Oil Use in Biodiesel
00:00:38.530 2023-10-12USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses increased month-over-month forecasts of soybean oil used in biodiesel, per the October domestic supply and demand ledger.
First Look at U.S. Orange Production this Season
00:01:00.421 2023-10-12The first production forecasts are in for the 2023-24 orange season, so what do the numbers look like for the country, and major growing states? (Rod Bain and Mark Hudson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)
Only Slight Price Inflation Last Month at the Grocery Store
00:00:55.719 2023-10-12Food price inflation is easing down into so-called "normal" levels. (Gary Crawford and Megan Sweitzer, USDA economist)
Actuality: Comparing General Economy Inflation to Food Price Inflation
00:00:24.816 2023-10-12Megan Sweitzer, USDA economist, compares the "All Food" price inflation rate to that of the total economy.
Actuality: A Review of the Current USDA Food Price Forecasts
00:00:17.031 2023-10-12Megan Sweitzer, USDA economist, with a review of the current USDA food price forecasts.
Crop Insurance Protection is Spreading to Many New Crops
00:01:00.238 2023-10-12Requests from farmers are one major reason for the recent rapid expansion of crop insurance programs for specialty crop producers. (Gary Crawford and Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency)