…to worse,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said.“Tariffs and stagnant global demand for commodities have left the agriculture economy in the worst shape we have seen since the farm crisis of…
Global Food Prices Decline
…which was impacted by a truck drivers’ strike. Dairy prices fell 6.6 percent in July as international price quotations across all dairy commodities fell, with the sharpest declines registered for…
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
…for all covered commodities on the farm. An increase in total base acres on the farm is not allowed. For farms without planted or considered planted history of covered commodities,…
Coalition Urges State Board to Reject ‘Unimpaired Flows’ Plan
…Bankers Association; California Chamber of Commerce; Southern California Water Coalition; the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts; agricultural and water organizations representing a wide range of crops, commodities and regions; and…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…current Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) programs. The cost of the package is expected to total around $12 billion spread across multiple commodities, including soybeans. While…
Tariff Assistance Package to Bring Relief to Farmers Suffering from Trade Disputes
…Economist Robert Johansson. The food purchase and distribution program will involve the purchasing of surplus agricultural commodities to be distributed through nutritional programs and food banks. Johansson explained the commodities…
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
…commodities a one-time opportunity to update the farm’s payment yield for seed cotton. Complete details of this decision are available by reading the Notice(https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_Notice/arcplc50.pdf) Or by contacting your State or…
Equipment Manufacturers: Trade War Bad for Business, Risks Jobs
…million good-paying manufacturing jobs our industry supports,” Slater says. “Combining this with China’s promise to retaliate against U.S. products and agricultural commodities only further erodes the benefits of last year’s…
Agri View: Beef Exports Having Problems
All of the talk about trade war and tariffs has put a strain on a lot of commodities in the United States. None hit as hard as agriculture. Beef exports…
Producer Sentiment Rises Slightly in June
…the key agricultural commodities. For example, corn, soybeans, and wheat prices peaked in May before dropping somewhat in early June. Prices tumbled in mid-June when it became apparent that the…
US Fostering Trade Relationship with Japan Amidst Other Ongoing Trade Disputes
…shipments being exported in 2017. While the more lucrative commodities exported to Japan were beef and pork products, the U.S. rice industry has a significant interest in cultivating a better…
Enrollment for Safety Net Coverage Ends August 1
…2018 enrollment period. The ARC and PLC programs cover commodities like barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long…
Sales of Organic Poultry Hits New Record in 2017
…organic sector with organic sales for the first quarter of 2018 showing a better growth rate compared to 2017. Some organic commodities demonstrated sales growth of up to 21 percent….
Frozen Produce Just as Nutritious as Fresh
…Research conducted at the University of California Davis compared the nutritional value of several commodities to evaluate a difference between fresh and frozen. The study tested the difference between freezing…