…percent of annual sales. This compares to average monthly sales of 7 to 8 percent the rest of the year. “Wine sales are pretty consistent throughout the year,” said Gladys…
NMPF, USDEC Statement on Selection of New U.S. Trade Representative
…sales. Our NAFTA partners epitomize both sides of that story: Our dairy agreement with Mexico has created an export market worth well over $1 billion a year, while on the…
Debt-To-Asset Ratios Projected to Climb 13%
…machinery sales slumped, and prices were bad across the board. Nathan Kauffman, an economist with the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, says, “We saw a lot of carry over debt…
National Champagne Day
…breaking year for sales of the bubbly in the United States. Last year, according to the Wine Institute champagne sales were up ten-percent from the year before. Every year for…
CA Leads Nation in Direct Farm Sales
…market and sell locally branded products. Consumers accounted for 35 percent of these direct food sales, and retailers, 27 percent. Direct farm sales include both fresh foods and processed or…
December Dairy Market Report
…percent,while conventional milk sales were down 0.8 percent. For conventional milk,whole milk sales (including flavored) were up 5.2 percent, while reduced-fat milk sales (including skim) were down 3.7 percent. Commercial…
HPAI Outbreaks in Asia, Europe Prompting Biosecurity Measures
…citing the outbreak where 27.4 million broilers are produced each year. Separately, China has ordered a halt to poultry sales in the wake of the confirmation of HPAI along with…
Cost Share Opportunities for Organic Producers/Handlers
…related to equivalency agreement/ arrangement requirements, travel/per diem for inspectors, user fees, sales assessments and postage are all eligible for a cost share reimbursement from USDA. Once certified, producers and…
USDA Releases Local Food Marketing Survey Results
…money at $3.4 billion. Roughly 115,000 American farms sell their products direct to consumers, through on-farm stores or farmers’ markets. That segment of producers took in $3 billion in sales….
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…necessity. With Christmas tree sales booming and crowds streaming to their Indian Rock Tree Farm in El Dorado County, the couple said they’re running short on trees and some rain…
Chipotle Executive to Step Down Following Slow Growth
…issues, including a norovirus outbreak and two E. coli outbreaks. Sales in stores open at least a year, a key measure of a restaurant chain’s health, have not recovered as…
Orchard Owner Suing Monsanto over Dicamba Drift
…than 30,000 peach trees this year to alleged dicamba drift and another 7,000 trees last year, resulting in a $1.5 million gross loss of sales. Bader (Bay-der) Farms from Southeast…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
Corn: No changes are made to this month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn supply and use projections. Forecast U.S. corn exports are unchanged this month, despite a sales and shipment pace that…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
…has created thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity in rural America. The two organizations said it is important “to preserve current overseas dairy sales while seeking…