…greater trade relative to last month. Barley production is down as a reduction for Russia more than offsets an increase for Argentina. RICE: U.S. 2017/18 all rice production is 178.2…
U.S. Crop Prices Forecast to Remain Stable
…of the most promising commodities in the year ahead. Coble addressed the outlooks for many of the major commodities, including corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and rice, predicting very little change….
Natural Disasters Cost the Ag Industry Over $5 Billion in 2017
…supplies and damage to barns and other infrastructure, Hurricane Harvey cost the Texas beef industry roughly $93 million. The nation’s third-largest rice producing state, Louisiana, had over 78 thousand acres…
Foreign Ag Service Contributes to Export Success
…beef and rice exports heading to China. Other new or expanded market access for American farm products include poultry and eggs going to South Korea, rice to Columbia, and dried…
U.S. Rice Production Down, Prices Up
…when soybean prices were rising influencing growers to choose soybeans over rice. U.S. rice carryout for 2017 at the time was projected to reach a 30-year high. Some rice acreage…
Weather Causes California Rice To Take Hit in 2017
…the presence of weedy rice at the beginning of the season. Thanks to the heightened awareness, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Rice Advisors fielded numerous calls relating to weedy…
Global Food Prices Reported Lower
…down. The vegetable oil, sugar and meat price sub-indexes all decreased, while cereal grain prices were up a half a percent, led by higher rice prices even as wheat quotations…
Western View: The Emperor of the United States
…in 1849. He flourished in the early days of the rush but lost it all when he bought a shipload of Peruvian rice at 12 and a half cents a…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2018
…rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity….
California Labor Shortages Detailed in Survey
…diverse group of farmers growing a wide range of commodities including tree fruit, grapes, nuts, rice, and wheat. Employers have been increasing recruiting efforts, as well as offering higher wages…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…(except for temperate Japonica rice), which will be announced in November; remaining oilseeds and chickpeas, which will be announced in December; and temperate Japonica rice, which will be announced in…
Record Crop Value in Sacramento County
…rice and wheat experienced substantial declines attributed to the lengthy drought. Aquaculture also saw close to a 50 percent decrease from the year prior, mostly because of the sharp decline…
Rice Growers Eager to Enter Chinese Market
…said President and CEO of the California Rice Commission Tim Johnson. Progress in getting rice shipments into China is slow going as Chinese officials inspect potential U.S. facilities as part…
WTO Will Investigate U.S. Complaint over China
…wheat, rice, and corn. The panel on tariff rate quotas for agricultural products was automatically established as it was the second request by the United States at the WTO Dispute…