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📊 SCO and ECO adoption is rising, but not everywhere. What do changing crop insurance decisions tell us about producer risk management after the 2025 farm policy changes? Read AEI.ag's research: aei.ag/overview/article/sco-… #AgPolicy #CropInsurance
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📊 The October WASDE report is out. What do the latest USDA supply and demand estimates mean for agricultural markets? Watch AEI.ag's October 2026 analysis: aei.ag/overview/article/wasd… #WASDE #GrainMarkets
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🌽 What shaped the 2026 corn crop? Planting pace was about average. June was wet. July was a little dry, but heat was the biggest story. AEI.ag examines the season using the Westcott-Jewison corn yield model. Read more: aei.ag/overview/article/how-… #Corn #AgEconomics
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⛽ Diesel hit $6.53/gal on average in late September, adding 11 cents/bu to grain marketing plans. Fuel costs aren't all avoidable. But tillage and grain delivery decisions matter. Read more: aei.ag/overview/article/high… #AgEconomics #GrainMarketing
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🌽 AEI's latest Yield Model estimates: Corn: 183.52 bu./acre Soybeans: 53.92 bu./acre Corn and soybean harvest are both at their five-year averages as of Sept. 30. See the latest model: aei.ag/overview/article/the-… #Corn #Soybeans
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🌾 Will higher wheat prices mean more winter wheat acres? Farm-level prices are higher, wheat looks more competitive with corn, and crop insurance prices have jumped. But will farmers respond with more 2027 acres? aei.ag/overview/article/back… #Wheat #GrainMarkets
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🌾 Where are farmland prices headed after Q3? Harvest results, commodity prices and outside investment interest could shape the market over the next few months. AEI.ag looks at the Q3 farmland market and what's next. aei.ag/overview/article/farm… #Farmland #AgEconomics
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🎥 Missed the latest AEI.ag Breakdown? David Widmar and Brent Gloy discuss family living, crop budgets, investing and grain markets, with lessons from historical trends. Watch the recording: aei.ag/overview/article/join… #FarmManagement #AgEconomics
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Farmland values have risen faster than cash rents, pushing cap rates lower. Can that trend continue with interest rates elevated? AEI.ag looks at the relationship between land values, rents, cap rates and rates. aei.ag/overview/article/can-… #Farmland #AgFinance
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Farm real estate rates feel high. But compared with what? AEI.ag looks at today's rates against both recent farm lending history and broader debt-market conditions. aei.ag/overview/article/how-… #Farmland #InterestRates
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🌾 What's next for the Farm Bill? Some programs were addressed through last year's reconciliation legislation, while others remain unresolved. AEI.ag looks at what's changed and what comes next. aei.ag/overview/article/farm… #FarmBill #AgPolicy
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There are an estimated 1,865,000 farms in the U.S. But what exactly counts as a farm? AEI.ag looks at what the data tells us about the size, structure, and diversity of American agriculture. Read: aei.ag/overview/article/what… #AgEconomics #Agriculture
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🌾 The next AEI.ag Breakdown is September 24. Join us Thursday at 10 a.m. Eastern to discuss grain markets, historical trends, family living, crop budgets & investing. Join AEI Premium: aei.ag/new-account #AgEconomics #GrainMarkets #FarmFinance
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The next AEI.ag Breakdown will explore grain markets, historical trends, family living, crop budgets, and investing. 🌾 Put current conditions into perspective with AEI.ag. Join AEI Premium: aei.ag/new-account
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The USDA's September update includes 2026 growing-season conditions and a major revision to 2025 data. AEI.ag selected 10 charts to explain farm income, balance sheets, and government payments. 📊 Read here: aei.ag/overview/article/10-c… #USDA #FarmFinance #AgEconomics
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Where has the farm income squeeze been hardest? 🌾 Crop and livestock producers have faced very different conditions, and even neighboring states can tell different stories. AEI.ag examines the state-level data: aei.ag/overview/article/stat…
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Cash rent is becoming more than an annual negotiation. Our latest AEI.ag Breakdown looks at the data behind today's rents and why they should be viewed as a strategic risk consideration. Watch the archive: aei.ag/overview/article/join… #CashRent #Farmland #AgEconomics
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🌾 The U.S. needs roughly half as many acres to produce wheat as it did in the early 1980s. The biggest factor? Higher yields. See what changed: aei.ag/overview/article/the-… #Wheat #AgEconomics #Agriculture
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Canada + Mexico accounted for 59% of the $31B increase in U.S. agricultural exports between 2017–19 and 2023–25. Why these markets matter: aei.ag/overview/article/near… #AgTrade #USMCA #AgEconomics
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What does the latest cash rent data mean for 2027 decisions? 🌾 David Widmar and Brent Gloy break down the data and management implications in the latest AEI.ag Breakdown. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=awtmvfL8… #CashRent #AgEconomics #FarmManagement
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