Crop farming
Exclusive What if Ukraine joins the EU? An exploration of the impact on European food and agriculture
Ukraine’s accession will integrate a vast agricultural sector into the EU, creating both opportunities and risks for European food and agriculture.
Exclusive European crop farming outlook 2026
What's happening to EU farmers’ margins in 2026? Are commodity prices keeping up with farm input costs?
Energy shock waves: US food inflation risk in 2026-2027
Energy-driven cost pressure is building across the US food system, setting up higher inflation and margin strain into 2027 as consumers grow more price sensitive.
Crop Exchange: Introducing the show and our team, plus a conversation on Iran
Welcome back to the North America Agribusiness podcast channel. Did you miss us? We're starting up a new series, focused on production and markets for North American crops, ranging from commodities in the Midwest to specialty crops in California. In this episode, the RaboResearch North American Crops team discusses how the conflict in Iran is impacting global crop production – and what that means for North American agriculture. But first, we would like to introduce you to our team. Focusing on all things crops, from grains and oilseeds to stone fruits and berries, we bring current and timely insights along with in‑depth overviews of the research we are conducting, as well as what we are hearing across the agri‑food value chain. In today's episode, we are excited to introduce our six‑member team and some of the research we're working on.
Exclusive Global mushroom cultivation is becoming larger in scale and more automated
Mushroom growers worldwide are scaling up and embracing automation as stagnant demand, labor shortages, and sustainability pressures intensify in many regions.
Exclusive More acres in a world of lower prices: 2026 US grain & oilseed baseline outlook
Our baseline model projects average US grain and oilseed farmgate prices will normalize well below 2021-2022 peaks yet above the low average prices of the 2010s.