Richard Brock

, Brock Associates

Richard Brock, Corn & Soybean Digest's marketing editor, is president of Brock Associates, a farm market advisory firm, and publisher of The Brock Report.

Posts by Richard Brock

No Big Corn Stocks Surprise Expected This Time

Friday’s quarterly Grain Stocks Report is not expected to hold much news for the corn and soybean markets, with the trade expecting Sept. 1 stocks to....More

Farm Bill Being Put Off

The farm bill is being deferred to the post-election congressional session, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) told Reuters News Service on Monday. "It....More

FSA Low-Interest Disaster Loans

On Sept. 6, the Farm Service Agency sent Notice FLP-622 to state and county offices with guidance on how to establish losses to pasture, livestock....More

Record Net Farm Income in 2012

USDA’s Economic Research Service released its 2012 farm income estimates, which project U.S. net farm income will total $122.2 billion in 2012 – up 3....More

Crop Threat From Isaac Limited

Delta crops face a threat from Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to intensify into a hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico before making....More

Good News for Ethanol

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Friday ruled 2-1 in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency regulations to allow....More

USDA Seen Slashing Corn, Soybean Production

USDA is expected to cut its estimate of the U.S. corn crop by 15% and lower its forecast for the soybean crop by 7.6% when it releases its first....More

Drought to Boost Food Price Inflation

U.S. food prices will rise faster than prices for other goods during the second half of this year and next year, with the worst drought in more than....More

Where the Drought Hits Hardest

Analysts say the notable aspect of this drought is its rapid increase in intensity since the beginning of July, spanning the crucial crop development....More

U.S. Drought Worst in 56 Years

The U.S. is in the midst of its worst drought since the mid-1950s, according to the National Climatic Data Center’s monthly "State of the Climate"....More