by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2017
Source: American Farm Bureau American Farm Bureau Federation’s 32nd annual price survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicates the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 is $49.12, a 75-cent decrease from last year’s average of...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 20, 2017
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist Last week, I visited an “apple house” in north Georgia. On this day, there were 3 or 4 bus loads of kids there also—touring the orchards, petting animals, and eating all sorts of yummy stuff. In the store, you could buy...
by Libbie Johnson | Oct 13, 2017
A new program, hosted by the Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC), is helping local farmers and producers maximize their growth potential through export sales! This program provides a scholarship to qualified recipients, which facilitates the development...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 13, 2017
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist The marketing assistance loan (MAL) is an important tool used by many producers and marketing associations in cotton pricing and risk management. In addition to research and farmer education, I teach courses in commodity...
by Chris Prevatt | Oct 6, 2017
The August 2018 Feeder Cattle futures contract increased by $5.95/cwt. during September. Based on this futures price increase, August Feeder Cattle revenues increased by approximately $47.60/head ($5.95/cwt. * 8.0 cwt.) on an 800-pound feeder steer, which amounts to...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 15, 2017
Apparently, USDA’s September numbers took the market by surprise. I don’t quite understand why that should have been the case, but apparently it was. To a lot of folks that know cotton and keep a close eye on things, the September numbers were not really that much...
