U.S. corn sales to Algeria are making a strong showing in 2016, doubling 2014-15 marketing year imports. A U.S. Department of Agriculture’ export sales report showed 527,000 metric tons—20.7 million…
CFTC Approves First Exchange for Hemp Derivatives
…contains less than .3 percent of THC, the compound that produces a high in marijuana. Hemp is used in an array of products from biofuels to clothing. Since 2014, the…
USDA Ups 2016 Export Forecast and Projects Growth in 2017 Exports
2017 U.S. agricultural exports could show their first yearly increase since 2013. 2017 Exports…
Canada Testing PEDv Vaccine
…in North America have died from PED since the disease first appeared in the U.S. in 2013 and Canada in 2014. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
California Has a Stable Farm Workforce
…the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis, scientists analyzed all Social Security numbers reported by farm employers in 2014. The total number of farmworkers employed in California…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…16, 2016, from the previous deadline of Sept. 30. This voluntary dairy safety net program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy producers when the…
August Dairy Market Report
…as a reminder of the painful dairy situation during the first part of the year,the Margin Protection Program margin reached its lowest bimonthly level since the program’s 2014 start. The…
Ritchie Bros.’ Largest-Ever Tipton, CA Auction
…5 in. dredge sold for US$320,000 — A 2013 Caterpillar 815F series II compactor sold for US$300,000 — A 2012 Caterpillar 980K wheel loader sold for US$260,000 — A 2013…
Canada Records Records Beef Herd Increase
…reported inventories of cattle and calves, down 0.3% from July 1, 2015, and down 1.4% from the same date in 2014. Canadian farmers had 1.4 million dairy cows and heifers…
Federal Review of Cattle Markets to Last Months
…in 2014 and the first half of 2015. However, cattle prices inexplicably collapsed in the second half of 2015. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed concerns about high-frequency trading…
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
…HFCS prices have risen since 2014, said corn wet millers and sweetener traders, when Cargill shuttered its corn syrup plant in Memphis, Tennessee. The reduced production capacity reduced supply to…
Agri View: Honeybee Rebound
…over eight thousand more colonies of honeybees than 2014. Does that mean we found a way to stop CCD? No. It means that bee farmers are doing a better job….
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…shrunk quickly from a high of 2,334 square miles in 2013 to 446 square miles in 2014. “This destructive invasive species put grape and stone fruit crops worth more than…
Poultry Facilities Recognized
…100 full time workers a year. That’s down from 4.5 in 2013. This is an 81 percent drop from 1994 when records were first kept when the rate was 22.7…