…supply of hay in California is very tight as regions 2 through 6 are in full production. Region 1 is still about 2-3 weeks away from first cutting. According to…
April Egg Production Up 2 Percent
United States egg production totaled 8.01 billion during April 2014, up 2 percent from last year. Production included 6.96 billion table eggs, and 1.04 billion hatching eggs, of which 967…
USDA Unrolling New Crop Insurance Policy Option
…specialty crop, organic and diversified crop producers. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the policy option gives farmers more flexibility, promotes crop diversity and helps support the production of healthy…
California Fluid Milk and Cream Review
Farm milk production in CALIFORNIA plateaued according to several milk handlers. With steady milk intakes, processors report all milk loads are finding processing room. Some silo storage is available in…
California Processing Tomato Report
As of May 22, California’s tomato processors reported they have or will have contracts for 14.0 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2014. This production is a 17.6 percent increase…
UC Davis Report on Drought Impact
…Central Valley. Keep this in mind, of those jobs only about 6,400 are directly involved in crop production. About 60 percent of the economic losses will occur in the San…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…About 6,400 of these jobs are directly involved in crop production. A total cost of $1.7 billion to the Central Valley’s irrigated farm industry this year, including about $450 million…
March Milk Production up 1.1 Percent
Milk production in the 23 major states during March totaled 16.7 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from March 2013. February revised production at 14.9 billion pounds, was up 1.3 percent…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…production in the Southeast, drought conditions in the West and Southern Plains, and a cold, wet spring in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest. 2013 COTTON PRODUCTION California farmers…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…ALMOND PRODUCTION The subjective forecast for the 2014 California almond production is 1.95 billion pounds. This is 2.5 percent below last year’s production of 2.00 billion pounds. Yield is expected…
2014 Winter Wheat Production Forecast
…was expected to begin in Southern California by mid-May. Production forecasts are released on a monthly basis and do not reflect final production estimates. The next production forecast will be…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
The Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced a special import quota for upland cotton that permits importation of a quantity of upland cotton equal to one week’s domestic…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
USDA Announces Fall Summit on Bee Nutrition and Forage; Launches “Bee Watch” Website to Broadcast Bee Activity and Increase Public Awareness of the Role of Pollinators in Crop Production WASHINGTON,…
New Supply and Demand Forecast for Cotton Released
USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Gerry Bange looks at the new supply and demand forecasts for US cotton. New Supply and Demand Forecast for Cotton…