The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its March World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This month’s 2016/2017 U.S. corn outlook is for increased corn used to produce ethanol…
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
…have softened following the holiday, and are down about 5 percent year-over-year. Japan took 31,597 mt of U.S. pork in January, up 6 percent year-over-year, valued at $125.7 million (up…
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…the demand is great. Exports are moving solidly. We are pretty bullish that we are going to have a good season, albeit we still have more than 50 percent to…
New Research Challenges 2050 Agricultural Production Needs
…State University researchers say production likely will now need to increase between 25 percent and 70 percent to meet 2050 food demand. The first “double production by 2050” claim originated…
Analysts Say Bacon Shortage Not Likely
…Reuters more supply will soon be available. Industry analysts attributed low belly stocks to prolonged demand for bacon, as well as a decline in physical storage by speculators after the…
USDA Increases Fiscal Year 2017 Specialty Sugar TRQ
…the growing domestic demand for organic sugar and other specialty sugars, according to USDA. The sugar will be permitted entry into the United States beginning March first. In May of…
Animal Health Market Forecasted to Reach $58 Billion by 2025
…period with an estimated CAGR exceeding11%, which can be accredited to the growing demand for distributed systems integration in the IT sector Asia Pacific emerged as the fastest-growing region and…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
Strong storms during the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend flooded farm fields, caused several dairy farms to relocate their animals and brought other impacts on California farms and ranches. The storms…
Influence of Income and Prices on Global Dietary Patterns by Country, Age, and Gender
…differences across countries. Similar to the Global Dietary Database, the 2011 International Comparison Program data represent the most up-to-date, comprehensive snapshot of global food prices available. Intake demand for each…
High Fructose Corn Syrup Use Declining in U.S.
…including baked foods. The long-term decline in consumption has primarily been the result of a reduction of HFCS-42 use. USDA says the decline has been driven by consumer demand for…
Rising Demand for Organic and Non-GMO Grains Outpaces U.S. Production
Rising demand for organic and non-GMO foods led to a sharp rise in organic grain imports last year. A new report by CoBank says U.S. production of non-GMO crops has…
U.S. Distillers Grains Exports Reached 11.48 Million Metric Tons in 2016
…co-products are in high demand in every corner of the world,” said Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen. “Unfortunately, we saw a slight downturn in total exports in…
Cotton Acres Forecasted to Increase 10 Percent
…has curbed China’s demand for imported cotton, leaving global market price implications unclear. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. National Cotton Council Planting Intentions chart for 2017….
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…Ours. Download Valentine’s Day Ideas Valentine’s Day is an expensive holiday. overall spending is expected to climb to well over 19-and-a-half million dollars….with consumers expected to spend over 2 BILLION…