The expected 2025-26 market year average prices for corn, soybeans and wheat were all increased slightly from the March price projections in the April 9 USDA World Supply and Demand Estimates report.

In early February, USDA released the latest “USDA Farm Income Forecast,” which appears to show some concern regarding prospects for 2025 and 2026 U.S. farm income. As you drill deeper into the latest ...

Farm sector equity, the difference between farm sector total assets and total debt, is forecast to rise to $3.83 trillion in 2025, a 4.7-percent increase relative to 2024 in nominal dollars. The farm ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new report where net farm income projections are expected to increase in 2025, but the margins are expected to grow thinner for farmers ...

When it comes to the farm economy, 2025 has been a year of contrasts. Some farmers are finally seeing brighter days, while others are fighting just to stay afloat. Kansas State University’s Joe ...

USDA projects net farm income will slip lower in 2026 and remain roughly $48 billion (24%) below the record highs reached in 2022, underscoring a generational downturn in the farm economy. Strength in ...

Agricultural lenders surveyed in the new 2025 ABA/Farmer Mac Agricultural Lender Survey expect only 52% of U.S. farm borrowers will be profitable this year, signaling a sharp decline from recent years ...

The April 9 USDA World Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report did not include any significant changes to supply or demand, compared other recent WASDE reports. The 2025-26 projected ending stocks ...