…“sufficient time for the discussion of remedy proposals”. The European Commission opened the investigation into state-owned ChemChina’s $43 billion bid in October, saying the companies had not alleviated concerns over…
Snowpack’s Statewide Water Content Below Average
…year, which began October 1, has been above average, but warm temperatures during storm events have tended to cause precipitation to fall as rain rather than snow in many mountain…
Agri View: La Niña Forecast
…region didn’t get a drop of rain in October. It wasn’t just field crops that were hurt. Some cattle farmers were forced to sell some of their herd because they…
Milk Production Review
…from October, 2016 and up slightly from November 2015. Monthly milk per cow averaged 1,820 pounds, down 55 pounds from October 2016. Read the full Pacific Region Milk Production Review….
Poultry and Egg Production Report
California Egg Production California’s egg production during November totaled 283 million, down 8 million from October’s production but up 9 million from November 2015. The all layers during the month…
December Dairy Market Report
U.S. dairy exports continue to improve. Export volumes were up during August–October compared to a year earlier for most major product categories. Nonfat dry milk and dry whey prices have…
Conaway Disappointed With USDA Midnight Rule-Making
…suggestion to Secretary Vilsack in an October 20th letter that all three rules be withdrawn. “I’m disappointed that the generally productive and non-partisan relationship I’ve developed with USDA over the…
Summer Bee Loss Concerning, Remains Unknown
…did winter months, and by winter we mean between October and April,” University of Maryland Assistant Professor Dennis vanEngelsdorp said. “We did this because we knew that colonies traditionally die…
Pacific Region Livestock Slaughter Review
United States Commercial Slaughter Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.43 billion pounds in October 2016, up 3 percent from the 4.31 billion pounds produced in October…
Food Price Index Down Slightly
…0.4 percent below its October level, but still 10.4 percent higher than November 2015. The month-to-month small decline marked a departure from an almost uninterrupted rising trend in the index…
U.S. Trade Deficit Widening on Falling Soybean Exports
…more than a year in October, suggesting trade would be a drag on growth in the fourth quarter of 2016. When adjusted for inflation, the deficit rose to $60.3 billion…
Market Rallies Lifting Farmers Spirits
…reached an index point of 116 for November, considerably higher than the October reading of 92. The Barometer surveys 400 farmers monthly. A rating below 100 is negative, while a…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…farmers between August and October 2016 was $15.77; the average conventional pay price was $14.81. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of respondents who provided their pay price and cost of production…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…there was very little observable BLH activity during surveys in November. Average BLH counts were 0-1 adult per sweep. After a rain event at the end of October, filaree and…