{"id":23349,"date":"2026-02-19T14:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/usdas-top-economist-set-to-release-first-agricultural-economic-outlook\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:02:11","slug":"usdas-top-economist-set-to-release-first-agricultural-economic-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/usdas-top-economist-set-to-release-first-agricultural-economic-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA&#8217;s Top Economist Set to Release First Agricultural Economic Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771527731180.webp?resize=836%2C627&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771527731180.webp?w=836&amp;ssl=1 836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771527731180.webp?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771527731180.webp?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The United States Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Chief Economist Justin Benavidez is scheduled to present his inaugural agricultural economic forecast today during the department&#8217;s yearly Agricultural Outlook Forum.<\/p><p>This marks Benavidez&#8217;s first major economic projection since taking on the role, as he addresses attendees at the annual conference focused on the agricultural sector&#8217;s financial outlook.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USDA&#8217;s Chief Economist Justin Benavidez is scheduled to present his inaugural agricultural economic forecast today. The presentation will take place during the department&#8217;s yearly Agricultural Outlook Forum event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771527731180.webp?fit=836%2C627&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-64B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22327,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-usda-chief-economist-to-make-first-appearance-at-agricultural-forum\/","url_meta":{"origin":23349,"position":0},"title":"New USDA Chief Economist to Make First Appearance at Agricultural Forum","author":"Admin","date":"February 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The agriculture community will get its initial glimpse into potential spring corn and soybean planting forecasts when the USDA's newly appointed chief economist takes the stage. 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