2008 --Year-to-date it is down $11.52 or 15.43% All prices are calculated based on the settlement price of the current front month contract.

After two months of a waning outlook on the ag economy, economists’ views took a turn in the November Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor, a survey of nearly 70 ag economists from across the country.

Clarification: Retail Dive revised the label on the chart of monthly sales to make it clear to readers what data is included. The federal government’s retail sales reports are highly anticipated ...