…16th, foot traffic increases decelerated to four percent year-over-year but remained elevated compared to the three weeks before Amazon’s take over. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
South Canada Livestock Producers Could See Winter Hay Shortage
…added expense to producers. One expert suggested that if alternative supplies and cost “don’t pencil out,” then producers will consider destocking. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Mann Packing Removing Non-GMO Label
…company is a majority women-owned and operated business, and says it is one of the country’s leading suppliers of fresh vegetables. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Food Price Index Increases
…Global dairy prices increased 2.1 percent for the month, and meat prices were unchanged, along with little change in sugar prices. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Not Moving Quick Enough
…disappointed in NAFTA rounds so far, but, believes the next round will be an opportunity to bring up more-serious agricultural issues. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Bill Opposition Groups Discuss Strategy
…that individual farmers receive. One idea that didn’t get a lot of momentum was the suggestion to split the Farm Bill. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
American Dairy Industry Wants True Free-Trade with Canada
…free trade agreement, there must be trade. We need a more normalized integrated market, like the one we have in Mexico.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag to Take Center Stage in Round Four of NAFTA Talks
…have over increasing competition from Mexican producers. Perdue acknowledged on Wednesday that they have been hurt by Mexican competition under NAFTA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Medfly Quarantine Affects Solano Farms
After dodging the pest-quarantine bullet for more than a decade, a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine has been established in an agricultural area of Solano County. There have been several Medfly…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Ibach & Northey Senate Committee Hearing
…Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the Agricultural Marketing Service; and the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration. The Under Secretary for FPAC oversees three critical USDA agencies: the Farm…
San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…a civil penalty of as much as $1,000 per day, for grocery chains that do not comply with the reporting standards. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EU, Canada, Settle 21 Year Beef Fight
…in stages to 50,000 metric tons of duty-free beef, as well as 80,000 metric tons of pork and 100,000 of wheat. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Two Groups Urge USDA to Finalize Farmer Fair Practices Rule
…will restrict producers’ ability to sell and packers’ ability to buy livestock and lead to further consolidation of the livestock industry. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
CME Analysis Warns of La Niña Risks
…the world has experienced eight significant episodes of La Niña and 12 significant episodes of El Niño, a warming of currents. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….