Topic: Chris Hurt

The trade war with China has left soy exporters scrambling to not only find new buyers, but also to reroute millions of bushels of beans across the country.

The United States is expecting its largest-ever soybean harvest this fall, and due to the trade war with China, economists predict much of it will not be sold.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles are hoping to utilize running back Darren Sproles more this season as a pass receiver than they did last year.

Corn used for ethanol production could exceed the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimate this year due to low prices, a University of Purdue economist said.

Farmers across the United States are prepared to plant the most corn since 1937, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report indicated Friday.

A Purdue economist says U.S. corn demand is exceeding supply and, combined with Midwestern flood losses, ethanol production might soon stall.

The economics of corn, tied to oil and food, also may be tied to record losses in some U.S. farm areas in 2008, a Purdue University agricultural economist says.

The ethanol industry and high export demand is pushing U.S. acreage dedicated to corn and corn prices towards records. Chris Hurt, Purdue University agricultural economist, is predicting that corn prices will eclipse $3 a bushel for the 2007 marketing yea

U.S. corn growers are being pleasantly surprised by an unexpected rise in the price of their crops.

Indiana farmers are expected to harvest near-record yields of corn and soybeans this fall, but it may not pay off until next year.