Insights and Stories on U.S. Farmers

U.S. farmers face harsh economics with record corn supplies in silos

Feb. 22, 2024 at 9:27 am CST

Farmers across the United States are kicking themselves for putting off corn sales after fields dried up in May and June, fueling expectations for higher prices and smaller harvests. Instead, prices tanked as rains saved the crop. The size and speed of the price collapse stung farmers and left their storage bins stuffed with record amounts of corn.

Number of US farms falls and size increases, census shows

Feb. 13, 2024 at 1:28 pm CST

By Leah Douglas Reuters

U.S. states declare emergencies to help farmers in propane shortage

Nov. 18, 2019 at 2:08 pm CST

By Reuters

As loans and aid dry up, U.S. farmers face fresh challenge from shutdown

Jan. 3, 2019 at 4:35 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Canada to U.S.: Explain that farm spending war chest

Jun. 1, 2018 at 4:42 am CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Miles

U.S. farmers seek approval of GMO corn settlement with Syngenta

Mar. 12, 2018 at 8:09 pm CDT

Reuters –– U.S. farmers suing Syngenta over its decision to commercialize a genetically modified (GMO) strain of corn before China approved importing it sought court approval on Monday of a record US$1.51 billion settlement with the Swiss seed company. The deal covers U.S. corn producers, grain handling facilities and ethanol […]

By Brendan Pierson

U.S. farmers unlikely to book sales off the combine this fall

Sep. 9, 2015 at 8:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Cash market sales of corn and soybeans will probably be slow around the U.S. this fall as weakness in the futures market and crumbling basis levels have left prices well below growers’ targets and threatened profitability. But the downturn has not killed farmers’ hopes for a […]

By Mark Weinraub

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