This month's Knowledge Exchange Partner article highlights how record harvests, shifting trade relations, and evolving biofuel policies are shaping U.S. agriculture. Despite low prices, strong exports and renewable fuel demand offer hope for market stability in 2026. Contributed by Tanner Ehmke, CoBank lead economist grain & oilseeds, and Jacqui Fatka, CoBank lead economist farm supply & biofuels.
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2023 Northeast Apple Industry Outlook
Chris Gerlach, director of industry analytics with US Apple, examines the implied production and economic outlook for 2023, as well as how production in Washington state has impacted markets for East Coast growers.
April 06, 2023
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2023 Northeast Wine Grape Outlook
Our recently published, 2023 Northeast Wine Grape Outlook, written by Hans Walter-Peterson, Senior Viticulture Extension Specialist Cornell Cooperative Extension, reviews recent years of grape production, and a forecast of what is to come for 2023.
March 28, 2023
Ag Economy
2023 Northeast Apple Industry Outlook
This article takes a deep dive into U.S. apple production, price and export trends in an attempt to unpack a growing concern of many in the industry, what will happen when Washington produces at or near capacity?
March 21, 2023
Ag Economy
2023 Maple Industry Outlook Webinar
Farm Credit East hosted Mark Cannella, extension associate professor from the University of Vermont, who reviewed the 2022 maple season data, discussed how the maple industry is adapting to a changing market and record production and what's in store for the industry in 2023.
March 15, 2023
Northeast Economic Engine
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