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December 23, 2019
United States Hog Inventory Up 3 Percent

As of December 1, there were 77.3 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 3 percent from December 2018, but down slightly from September 1, 2019, according to the...

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December 23, 2019
It’s Time to Respond to Census of Horticultural Specialties and Organic Survey

The 2019 Census of Horticultural Specialties and the 2019 Organic Survey are both underway now and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is asking those who...

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December 19, 2019
USDA Releases the 2018 Census of Aquaculture Results

Total sales of aquaculture products in 2018 was $1.5 billion, an increase of 10.5% from 2013, according to the 2018 Census of Aquaculture released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics...

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December 3, 2019
USDA to Conduct the 2019 Census of Horticultural Specialties

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the 2019 Census of Horticultural Specialties this winter to provide a comprehensive picture of the U.S. horticulture industry....

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November 19, 2019
USDA 2019 Organic Survey to get underway

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will mail letters with survey codes this December to more than 22,000 U.S. producers involved in certified or transitioning to...

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November 13, 2019
2018 Irrigation and Water Management data now available

There were 231,474 farms with 55.9 million irrigated acres, which included 83.4 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey...

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November 13, 2019
EM catch-up no longer the norm

More EMs' income levels have fallen relative to the US's than have risen this year, the first time this has happened since the 1990s. This is likely to be a...

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October 22, 2019
United States

This Briefing is a reference guide with our latest views and forecasts for the US economy, including the prospects for key macroeconomic and financial market variables such as gross domestic...

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October 21, 2019
When will Johnson’s Brexit deal be done or dead?

This Update analyses the key Brexit events in British Parliament this week and highlights at what pointwe would be able to conclude that a Brexit deal is either done or...

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October 18, 2019
Why India’s state elections matter for investors

Upcoming state elections could help determine the pace of economic reform in India over the comingyears. A win for the BJP in Haryana could provide reassurance for state assemblies elsewhere...

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October 1, 2019
NASS announces release of 2017 Census of Agriculture Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Profiles

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released 2017 Census of Agriculture data tabulated by race, ethnicity, and gender. Located on the NASS website, these national,...

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September 27, 2019
United States Hog Inventory Up 3 Percent

As of September 1, there were 77.7 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 3 percent from September 2018, and up 3 percent from June 1, 2019, according to...

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September 24, 2019
Unlawful suspension of UK Parliament trims no deal risk

The ruling by the Supreme Court in the UK that the Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament was “unlawful, void and of no effect” and that the suspension should be...

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September 23, 2019
Will India be a $5 trillion economy by 2025?

Since securing re-election this year, the Modi government has made it a formal aim to almost double the size of India's economy to US$5trn by March 2025. In our view,...

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September 18, 2019
NASS releases 2017 Census of Agriculture Zip Code Tabulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released 2017 Census of Agriculture data tabulated by zip code. The zip code tabulations are available through Quick Stats,...

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August 28, 2019
Suspending UK Parliament raises chance of no deal

The Prime Minister's decision to suspend Parliament from sometime in the second week of September until 14th October increases the downside risks to the British economy and the pound by...

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August 12, 2019
USDA Forecasts U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Down from 2018

The Crop Production report issued today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasted soybean and corn production down from 2018. Soybean production is down 19 percent from 2018, forecast...

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August 6, 2019
China’s next steps in the trade war

China is left with few good options to hit back at the US in ways that wouldn't be self-defeating. Rather than direct retaliation, officials are therefore likely to focus their...

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July 10, 2019
Ailing auto sector still a drag on global industry

The global industrial downturn so far has been fairly broad-based, but cars have fared particularly badly.While some temporary factors have been to blame, the longer-term drivers of the slowdown point...

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