Current Status of Midwestern Farmland Values Farmland values throughout the United States have been on the rise during the past year, piquing the interest of farmers and institutional investors alike. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago estimates Midwest farmland values are up 23% in the… Read More »Trends in Midwestern Farmland Values
The smell of dirt being turned to the surface, the sound of planters sowing seeds, and the promise of new growth to sustain the world: Planting Season 2022 is here. Weather events and supply concerns due to the Russian/Ukrainian conflict have made for an interesting… Read More »2022 Midwest Planting Update
Post COVID-19, runaway inflation has unsurprisingly caused a shift in the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy strategy, now expected to take a more aggressive approach to interest rate hikes. Both supply chain woes and an excess money supply caused inflation to rise 8.5% in March of… Read More »The potential impacts of the Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Hikes
Background on Conflict Every production year brings about uncertainty for agricultural producers however, 2022 is off to a never-before-seen start. All eyes have been on Eastern Europe since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th. From its humanitarian concerns to its impact on global commodity markets,… Read More »Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on U.S. Agriculture
One of the core aspects of any risk management strategy, regardless of whether you are a farmer in the Midwest or a hedge fund manager in New York City, is managing inflationary risk. Recently, the price of everything has gone up from a pound of… Read More »The Bottom Line on Inflation