Crop progress, freight, & tariffs update

01/08/2025 22 min Episodio 506
Crop progress, freight, & tariffs update

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Episode Synopsis


Crop progress

Ideal weather for the U.S., but what about Canada and Europe?
Corn: What’s up with those big numbers?!?
Be on the lookout for August dryness and the hurricane season ramping up


Freight

Union Pacific makes a major announcement (billions, not millions!)
Ocean, rail, and trucking updates

Which one is most stable at the moment?


Tariffs

Battling exhaustion
Exceptions for certain productions like coffee or tropical oils?
Ag policy: How the USDA is being restructured





Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO  
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor