2025 edition: Each year, 海角官方首页's agricultural economists develop a comprehensive overview to help various sectors of the agriculture industry navigate the year ahead. As Georgia's land-grant university, the University of Georgia conducts cutting-edge research on critical and emerging issues that are important to the agriculture industry. From this research, 海角官方首页 provides the best information and education available to producers and constituents to equip them with knowledge and decision-making tools for their businesses.
18 publications were found in this series
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Georgia Ag Forecast (AP 130-3) Each year, 海角官方首页's agricultural economists develop a comprehensive overview to help various sectors of the agriculture industry navigate the year ahead. As Georgia's land-grant university, the Universit…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Overall U.S. and Georgia Economic Outlook (AP 130-3-01) Each year, 海角官方首页's agricultural economists develop a comprehensive overview to help various sectors of the agriculture industry navigate the year ahead. As Georgia's land-grant university, the Universit…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Georgia Agriculture Outlook (AP 130-3-02) 1. Food price growth in 2025 is projected to align with inflation at around 2.5%, although prices for food consumed away from home are expected to remain higher than those for food consumed at home. C…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Inputs and Production Expenditures Forecast (AP 130-3-03) 1. U.S. farm production expenditures declined by a moderate 4.1% in 2024 compared to 2023, but remained elevated relative to recent decades, totaling $453.9 billion. 2. Forecasted U.S. farm production…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Georgia Broiler Industry Forecast (AP 130-3-04) 1. The outlook in 2025 for the Georgia broiler industry is one of cautious optimism. 2. The significant risk is market fundamentals—will production growth overshoot demand and cause prices to fall? 3.…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Georgia Beef Cattle Forecast (AP 130-3-05) 1. The 2025 outlook for the beef cattle sector is positive with low supplies meeting high demand to create elevated prices. 2. In the near term, the higher risk appears to be beef demand—because of li…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Georgia Dairy Forecast (AP 130-3-06) 1. The Georgia dairy forecast for 2025 is steady to positive. 2. Key uncertainties come from the balance of supply and demand and potential federal order reform. 3. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Cotton Outlook and Market Situation (AP 130-3-07) 1. Cotton prices are anticipated to stay low in 2025, driven by sluggish global economic growth, declining consumer demand, and rising trade uncertainty. 2. U.S. cotton acreage and production are like…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: Peanut Situation and 2025 Outlook (AP 130-3-08) 1. Peanut-planted acres in the United States and Georgia are expected to remain steady at current levels in 2025. 2. Forward contract prices in Georgia are projected to decline, with an estimated seas…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Outlook (AP 130-3-09) 1. Tight margins are expected to continue in 2025 for corn, soybeans, and wheat with commodity prices likely near or below the breakeven cost of production. 2. Bountiful grain and oilseed production, …
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Fruits and Tree Nuts Outlook (AP 130-3-10) 1. Blueberries will continue to lead the Georgia fruits and tree nuts industry in 2025 and subsequent years despite the damage from Hurricane Helene, which is expected to reduce production and yields.…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: 2025 Vegetables and Pulses Outlook (AP 130-3-11) 1. The total harvested area of vegetables and pulses has been declining for the past 5 years, including a 25%–30% loss of Georgia’s fall vegetable crop because of Hurricane Helene, and the downward tr…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: Green Industry 2025 (AP 130-3-12) 1. 2024 was a good year for many green industry firms, though Hurricane Helene mitigated these positives for many growers. 2. There are many unknowns going into 2025 that will impact green industry sa…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: Timber Situation and 2025 Outlook (AP 130-3-13) 1. Demand for softwood lumber and structural panels is expected to remain under pressure as single-family housing starts face challenges, including elevated mortgage rates, high house prices, and risi…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: Direct-to-Consumer Sales (AP 130-3-14) 1. We expect a growing importance of direct-to-consumer (DTC or D2C) sales in Georgia's agricultural economy. The share of farms involved in DTC sales over time will remain steady, and there will be a…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: Agritourism, Hospitality, and Travel 2025 (AP 130-3-15) 1. Georgia's hospitality and tourism industry is the second-largest economic contributor to the state, closely tied to agriculture through the lodging and food sectors. 2. In 2023, Georgia's visitor s…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: Georgia’s Alcoholic Beverage Industry 2025 Outlook (AP 130-3-16) 1. For Georgia breweries, the year was marked by slowed growth and heightened competition amongst craft brewers, with production volume continuing to decrease moving forward. Georgia distilleries also…
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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Series: Georgia’s Food & Beverage Industry 2025 Outlook (AP 130-3-17) 1. Consumer spending on food away from home increased in 2023, both nationally and in Georgia, driving overall food spending growth and reflecting a national trend of continued consumer preference for…