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2025 a mixed year for agriculture
A market analyst says 2025 included some wins and losses in agriculture.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says volatility in trade and the grain markets negatively impacted producers. He tells Brownfield that President Trump’s $12 billion in bridge payments will only be a short-term aid.
“That doesn’t replace all the income lost,” he said. “In other words, that’s about 10% of net farm income. It’s welcomed, but not going to push the farmer over the top.”
Goss says the cattle industry was a bright spot.
“The livestock side is doing much better,” he said. “Even there, it was good for those that had supplies. Because of the restrictions on cattle coming across the Mexican border into the U.S., there was a supply issue. That’s what primarily pushed prices up.”
Goss says the U.S. farmland market has remained strong heading into 2026, while the ag equipment marketplace has slipped for 28 straight months.
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