markets

Derrell Peel – Oklahoma State University Markets are the primary means that the production and consumption of products are coordinated in the U.S. economy.  Normally markets ensure that supply and …

Officials from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently visited four Farm Bureau members in Montana to discuss the futures markets. Commissioner Brian Quintenz and Chief of Staff Kevin …

Much of the U.S. is or has been experiencing an increase in temperature, and Europe will feel it as well. A broad area of high pressure is leading to dry …

Derrell Peel – Livestock Marketing Specialist – Livestock Oklahoma State University   The July Cattle report shows that the inventory of all cattle and calves in the U.S. was unchanged …

Cattle and beef markets have decreased from April highs with uncertainty in a variety of factors weighing on markets the past month. The latest threat of additional tariffs on Mexico rattled …

R-CALF USA has filed a class action lawsuit in federal district court alleging the nation’s four largest beef packers conspired to depress cattle prices and inflate their own margins. The …

by Dr. Anton Bekkerman, Associate Professor of Economics, Montana State University Pulse markets have significantly grown in eastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota. A substantial proportion of that growth was a …

Farmer Mac recently released their quarterly perspective on agriculture. The Feed, provides some in-depth analysis on trade, tax deductions and land values, among other topics important to farms and ranchers. …