…classification that lowered domestic prices for certain milk protein products to the minimum global price, was met with swift pushback, according to Politico. The proposal called a “five-page attack” on…
Microsoft Investing in Rural Tech Jobs, Broadband Projects
…Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. A Microsoft executive said there are 23.4 million Americans living in rural communities who don’t have broadband coverage and the TechSpark program is going to focus…
Wal-Mart Customers Flocking to Whole Foods After Amazon Purchase
…as Amazon took over Whole Foods and slashed prices. The analysis concluded that foot traffic to Whole Foods increased 17 percent year-over-year during the week of the price reduction beginning…
Food Price Index Increases
…a seven-month high. 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…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that over $9.6 billion in payments will be made, beginning this week, to producers through the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and…
Record Crop Value in Sacramento County
…per acre also increased 20 percent over last year. Prices also experienced an 11 percent increase. These factors contributed to bringing in more than $56 million, an overall increase of…
Kiwifruit Supplies Cause Jump in Price
…Production in Greece is average and should potentially supplement the decreased production experienced in Italy. The lower supply of kiwifruit has done nothing to curb demand and prices are some…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…the fields late.” Add in the summertime heat wave, disease pressures and lower prices, and the canneries will be seeing fewer tomatoes than they contracted for. Mike Montna, president and…
Hurricanes Devastate Puerto Rico Agriculture
…island suffered a loss of $780 million in agriculture yields, according to Puerto Rico officials. Hurricane Georges in 1998 wiped out about 65 percent of crops and Hurricane Irma, which…
Higher Supplies Keeping Consumer Meat Prices Lower
Higher supplies of meat will continue to pressure consumer prices lower, according to a forecast by the Department of Agriculture. The USDA Economic Research Service Food Price Outlook predicts beef…
Bacon and Chicken Up, OJ Too
…percent, compared to a survey conducted a year ago. Of the 16 items surveyed, 12 increased and four decreased in average price. Several foods showed significant retail price increases from…
U.S. Yet to Propose NAFTA Dairy Fix
…been in place since the 1970s and allows Canada to set production quotas and the price of milk. President Trump has blamed Canada’s dairy import restrictions for the economic woes…
NOW Damage Bigger Issue Than Growers Think
…from the processor, that usually means you’re getting four percent loss in the field,” Doll stated. There are a few different reasons for the difference in reported damage and actual…
Margin Protection Crop Insurance Decision Due
…with the current A-R-P, or Area Revenue Protection, crop insurance plan. University of Illinois Agricultural Economist Gary Schnitkey says while there is difference the one of note is the price…