News and analysis related to the COVID-19 public health pandemic.
What’s Brewing for Barley Markets in 2020
After several years of slow but consistent price growth, northern U.S. barley markets are exhibiting…
Browsing: COVID-19
(Podcast) Episode 031: Recession Impacts on Cattle Markets
Anton was recently a guest on Lane Nordlund’s podcast series, discussing how the COVID-19…
Understanding the Paycheck Protection Program for Small Businesses
Last week I wrote some thoughts about how the federal government should address the economic…
Tracking COVID-19 in Rural America
Coronavirus has been directly affecting U.S. communities for approximately two months. The majority of the…
COVID-19 and Commodity Prices
This analysis examines changes in September 2020 agricultural commodity futures prices (hard red spring wheat,…
Economic Recession Impacts on Cattle Markets: Lessons from 2008
The past several weeks have been unusual and uncertain, to put it mildly. The COVID-19…
Preventing an Economic Plague
The Coronavirus is bringing economic calamity to every corner of the country. Unemployment claims in…
Being there for each other by staying apart: Coronavirus and social distancing
We are starting to contend with COVID-19 in the United States. Ag markets have fallen…