Morning Coffee and Ag Markets
This podcast delivers weekly insights for the agriculture industry, covering everything from farm-level risk management to market volatility and production challenges. Beyond the farm, we discuss key supply chain issues, like Federal Reserve policies, port strikes, and Mississippi River disruptions, affecting everyone from producers to those all along the supply chain. Join host Riley Smith every Monday morning for engaging conversations with agricultural economists and industry experts about the agricultural economy at both the micro and macro level. Each episode also features a market report, offering current and historical futures price trends.
Morning Coffee and Ag Markets
Episode 40 Preliminary Analysis Suggests Historic Flooding Results in $79 Million in Crop-Related Damages
This morning on Morning Coffee and Ag Markets, Riley Smith is joined by Dr. Hunter Biram, Extension Agricultural Economist at the University of Arkansas, to discuss the preliminary findings of a new report estimating nearly $79 million in crop-related damages from the historic April 2025 flooding across 32 Arkansas counties. With over 30% of early planted acres impacted—including corn, rice, soybeans, and wheat—Dr. Biram breaks down the economic toll using field-level reports, crop budgets, and insurance data, highlighting the major losses from replant costs, sunk input expenses, and lost production value. Tune in for a timely conversation on how this generational flood event could shape the rest of the 2025 growing season.