Market Outlook

Quarterly Outlook

Swine

Hog Fundamentals Favor Proactive Margin Protection

Economics

Interest Rates

Trend Outlook

Article Originally Published in the March 23, 2026 Issue of Hoard’s Dairyman Intel

Dairy

Rates May Help at the Edges, but Margins Decide the Year

Outlook

Farm Management

Farm Strategy

Industry

Long-Term Rates at the Farm Gate Likely to Stay Elevated

Corn

Grain

Sorghum

Soybean

Wheat

Planting Into Headwinds: Early 2026/27 Grain Outlook

Land Values

Article Originally Published in the Winter 2025-26 Issue of MGW Real Estate Service’s Farmland Seasons Publication

Trends to Watch in 2026, From the Economist’s View

Matt Erickson is a senior analyst focusing on macroeconomics and the grain, oilseed and swine sectors. He previously was agriculture economic and policy advisor for AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit. He also served as chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and an economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Matt Erickson is a senior analyst focusing on macroeconomics and the grain, oilseed and swine sectors. He previously was agriculture economic and policy advisor for AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit. He also served as chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and an economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In addition to his work as an analyst on commodity markets and farm policy, Matt remains actively involved in his family farm near Lafayette, Ind. He earned his BS and MS degrees in agricultural economics from Purdue University.

In addition to his work as an analyst on commodity markets and farm policy, Matt remains actively involved in his family farm near Lafayette, Ind. He earned his BS and MS degrees in agricultural economics from Purdue University.

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Matt Erickson is a senior analyst focusing on macroeconomics and the grain, oilseed and swine sectors at Terrain

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