June and July data and statistics from the Agriculture Department have painted an increasingly compelling picture of a slow but steady recovery in U.S. dairy markets. The national average all-milk …
Canada Records Records Beef Herd Increase
Canada beef producers increased the nation’s overall beef herd by one percent in the last year, the first increase since 2012. Statistics Canada released livestock estimated as of July first, …
Table Olive Forecast for 2016
The 2016 California table olive forecast is 65,000 tons, down 17 percent from last year’s crop of 78,000 tons, according to a survey conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics …
California Citrus Acreage
The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of California citrus growers as funding is available. The purpose of this survey is …
Poultry Review
Pacific Region, Poultry Review California Egg Production California’s egg production during June totaled 288 million, down 12 million from May’s production but up 20 million from June 2015. The all …
Livestock Review
Pacific Region Livestock Review United States Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more …
July Dairy Market Report
The July issue of the NMPF-DMI Dairy Market Report is now available online. Dairy futures markets suggest milk prices have likely bottomed out for the year, following a drop of …
Mid-Year Field Crop and Acreage Production
Barley: California’s barley harvested acreage is forecast at 30 thousand, is up 20 percent increase from last year. Nationally, Harvested acres at 2.58 million acres, is down 17 percent from …
Citrus Forecast has Slight Changes
The final citrus crop forecast of the 2015-16 season, issued by Mark Hudson, USDA Agricultural Statistics Board, is up 2.5 million boxes for California, now at 54.5 million boxes. The total comprises 44 million …
Almond Forecast Up
2016 California Almond Forecast Up 7.9 Percent California’s 2016 almond production is forecast at 2.05 billion meat pounds, up 2.5 percent from May’s subjective forecast and up 7.9 percent from …
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
by Agnes Perez and Gustavo Ferreira, USDA Economic Research Service Lower Supplies Boost Early-Summer Prices for Sweet Cherries and Melons In late June, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its first …
Pacific Region Egg and Poultry Report
California Egg Production California’s egg production during May totaled 297 million, up 6 million from April’s production and up 16 million from May 2015. The all layers during the month …
Pacific Region Cattle and Livestock Review
California Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in California for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 415,000 head on June 1, …
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
May Crop Comments – California In Napa County, sulfur applications on grapes and the suckering of grape vines continued. In Fresno County, rain and cloudy weather prolonged the bloom period …