The Van Trump Report

Month: February 2023

Looking for a fun Family Trip… World’s Largest Livestock Exhibit and Rodeo!

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, or what Texans call “RodeoHouston”, kicks off today and runs for the next three weeks ending on March 19th. This happens to be the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world. It also hosts one of the richest regular-season professional rodeo events with a purse of over +$2 million. Those that …

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Increasing Spread of Bird Flu in Mammals Raises Alarms of Potential Human Pandemic

The agriculture industry is already very aware of the devastating impacts of the global avian influenza outbreak that has led to the deaths of millions of poultry. In the US and other countries, the biggest impact felt by the general public has primarily been egg shortages and resulting sky-high prices. Now, as more cases are …

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Current Market Thoughts and Introduction to First Ag Tech Rolling Fund – February 2023

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Carter Williams, CEO at iSelect Fund, to discuss current thoughts and opinions regarding the markets, what the Argentina crop looks like, export outlooks moving forward, relationships with China, theories behind the Chinese balloon, new developing possibilities with Russia, overall economy outlooks from all three investors, and …

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Will Shrinking Water Supplies Keep Pushing Vegetable Prices Higher?

When we talk about drought in agriculture, much of the focus is on livestock and row crops. But if you’ve been to the grocery store lately, you have no doubt noticed the insanely high prices of vegetables, which surged +38% in November alone and are up over +80% versus last year. The skyrocketing costs are …

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How the Devastating Turkey-Syria Earthquake Could Have Dramatic Geopolitical Impacts

Most have likely seen the heartbreaking news coming out of Turkey and Syria where two massive earthquakes have caused widespread destruction across the region. More than 40,000 people are included in the official death toll, which is likely to climb even higher in the weeks ahead as recovery efforts continue. Nearly 100,000 are injured and …

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Markets Will Be Closed Monday, but which President’s Birthday are we Celebrating?

Officially known as Washington’s Birthday (even though it isn’t actually on Washington’s birthday!), Presidents Day is an American federal holiday that takes place on the third Monday in February. This year, that is February 20th. There has long been some confusion as to which President is honored on this day, though, and the actual name …

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Lower Farm Income and Higher Production Expenses Forecast for 2023

After back-to-back years of robust growth, US farm profits are expected to drop substantially in 2023. Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to decline nearly -16% from last year, while net cash income is expected to decrease more than -20%. While the declines are no doubt steep, the 2023 forecasts for …

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