…the ability to price their mushrooms at a lower price per pound. The company’s mini farms can be found in a handful of restaurants, but Whole Foods is the first…
Easter Eggs for Your Basket Will be a Bit Higher This Year
…Price Index (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm) report for food at home. As retail grocery prices have increased gradually over time, the share of the average food dollar that America’s farm and ranch families…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…the mandate. Other provisions important to agriculture and rural communities include a pilot program related to county-level agricultural risk coverage payments; critical forest management reforms, including allowing the U.S. Forest…
Online Grocery Sales on Track to Being $100 Billion Industry
…planning to expand their relationship with Instacart to further its overall delivery coverage. Target Corp. has also acquired the online delivery platform Shipt as a means to compete with the…
Farmers for Free Trade: Tariffs Make American Farmers a Target
…war,” Kuehl adds, “but it’s also true that some sectors of the economy lose more than others. Over the years, American agriculture has consistently paid the price for protectionism.” With…
John Deere Concerned About Trade Retaliation
…says steel mills will be able to increase their prices significantly. Allen says the price of steel could legitimately rise up to 30 percent in a short period of time….
Perdue: Administration Unlikely to Cap RIN Prices
…by the ethanol industry. Perdue described the possible scenario at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Perdue says, “We will not see RIN prices capped, but market prices, affecting…
Ag Bankers, Accountants Oppose Sugar Policy Modernization Act
…the price safety net for American sugar farmers. The collapse of domestic sugar producers would cause major disruptions in the supply chain for food manufacturers and American consumers. The economic…
Rural Mainstreet Index Remains Positive
…declined from 23 percent to 20 percent over the past 12 months according to bankers. * Farmland prices and agriculture equipment sales continued to decline. The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet…
Farm Bureau Compares Crop Insurance to Ad Hoc Disaster
…reflect the value of the loss…. Second, under crop insurance, when a farmer experiences a loss, an indemnity payment will be made within 30 days following the signing of the…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Exploratory Research
…found at the NIFA website. Previously funded projects include a project at Ohio State University to determine the effect of sleep loss on the immunity of dairy cattle. Researchers at…
Final Grape Crush Up Slightly Over Last Season
…1,403,145 tons. The average price per ton in District 13 was $304.47. Grapes produced in District 4 (Napa County) received the highest average price of $5,225.04 per ton, up 11.4…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…analysis made it clear that a price cap on conventional ethanol RINs would result in lower volumes of biomass-based diesel produced and used in the United States. “Capping the price…
USDA Report Indicates Increased Corn Demand
…by 175 million bushels to 2.2 billion bushels based on price competitiveness, and increased expected corn ethanol use by 50 million bushels to 5.5 billion bushels. The average price for…