…beekeepers say losses remain higher than the level that they consider to be sustainable. According to survey results, total losses of managed honey bee colonies from all causes were 23.2…
Agri View: Higher Prices
Everett Griner talks about beef overpricing itself in today’s AgriView. Higher Prices…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…a significant threat to the citrus industry and the thousands of jobs that depend on it. It could also further drive up fruit and juice prices if we don’t act,”…
Market Round-up for Corn, Cattle, Hogs and Milk
…higher to 1.225 lower. June live cattle ended at 138.05 down 1.20 while Aug live cattle were down 1.225 to 137.35. Feeders ended the session .90 higher to 0.45 lower….
Subcommittee Examines Economic Factors, Regulatory Burdens Plaguing the Livestock Industry
…droughts to higher input costs and the ongoing burden and uncertainty associated with mandatory country-of-origin labeling rules. Combined, all of these issues and others have tightened operating margins, which create…
Grocery Prices Going Up
What is the latest on where food prices are going? Gary Crawford has the report. Grocery Prices Going Up…
Some Say PEDv Devastation Unknown
With a lot of anxiety about how PEDv is affecting hog numbers and market prices there are many different opinions of where the hog supply is at. The next USDA…
New Report Says PEDv Will Cause “Significant Shortfall”
…possible stockouts have pushed pork cutout prices up much faster than hog prices. The gross margin for packers reached $63 per head, up from $37 this time last year. Profitability…
Millions of Americans Are Still at Risk
Millions of Americans Are Still at Risk of Higher Utility Costs Despite CFTC Move Senate Majority Leader Reid Must Consider the Public Power Risk Management Act WASHINGTON – March 26,…
Change in Policy on Fumigant Puts Farmers in Bind
…noting that fumigated trees not only produce a crop earlier, but they have higher yields and also use water and nutrients more efficiently. “If we have an efficient-running operation, we…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
…economists say shoppers will likely begin to see higher prices on some food items later this year. And they warned additional impact would come next year, if the state does…
Red Meat and Poultry Production Lowered
…total red meat and poultry production was lowered from last month as higher beef production is more than offset by lower pork, broiler and turkey production. Randall Weiseman has the…
Citrus Industry This Week: Higher Yield in CHMA; Citrus Forecast
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report on a grove participating in a CHMA that is producing a higher yield as well as the latest…
U.S. Beef and Pork Exports Performed Well in January
Erin Daley Borror Despite rising prices and supplies, U.S. beef and pork exports performed well in January. U.S. Meat Export Federation Economist Erin Daley Borror discusses the prices. U.S. Beef…