Another Drop for Cotton

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plantings. USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber says prices dropped in 2012 from the 88 to 90 cents per pound of 2011 and another drop is expected this year. Prices could…

Strong Fig Harvest

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…in fig acreage in coming years. Fig planting had been on a decline in previous years, but the crop is coming back. Most of California’s figs are grown in the…