…part of recruiting new businesses to their area. The loss of a hospital in a small town often leads to a reduction in property values in rural communities. Association leaders…
Tyson Foods Tied to Price-Fixing Lawsuit
…lawsuit accused Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride and other poultry producers conspired to fix and maintain poultry prices since 2008. The suit says their primary method of fixing prices at certain levels…
USGC, RFA, Growth Energy Urge Administration to Address China Trade Tariffs on Ethanol, DDGs
…worth more than $300 million were shipped to China last year. As the letter explained, China’s recent actions have contributed to lower prices for ethanol and DDGS. Ethanol prices have…
U.S. Trends in Food Availability
…loss-adjusted food availability data are derived from the food availability data by adjusting for spoilage and other losses at the primary, retail, and consumer levels to more closely approximate actual…
January Dairy Market Report
…U.S. milk prices as 2016 drew to a close. The all-milk price hit a high for the first 11 months of the year in November, while the Margin Protection Program…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…commodity prices. Prices for key commodities, including soybeans, cattle and hogs, were increasing during much of the fall. For example, from mid-October to mid-January futures prices for CME February lean…
Trump Urged To Start Trade Talks With Japan
…industry parity with Australia in the Japanese market. Japan’s tariffs on pork, which are determined through a so-called gate price system, would have been substantially reduced as part of the…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…down 9 percent from last year. Inventories of tomato products have risen, due in part to record harvests in 2014 and 2015. Rominger said growers are earning a break-even price…
Pork Industry Says No Bacon Shortage
…million pounds last month, the lowest number since record-keeping began back in 1957. Wholesale prices are already showing an increase. While retail prices aren’t increasing yet, they could rise as…
California Cattlemen File Lawsuit Against Fish and Game
…the price. So, we really just want to have the species delisted. It’s not so that we can have open season on wolves, but so that we can have reasonable…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…provide data for USDA’s Risk Management Agency to evaluate crop insurance coverage to help provide adequate pricing for organic producers. The report, to be released September 2017, will also assist…
Trump Trade Action Impact on U.S. Grains
Newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump has already followed through with key campaign promises related to trade policy – moves that have caused concern among grain farmers whose price is being supported…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…from a honeybee conference in Texas, said beekeepers across the nation are reporting bee losses. “We put the bees to bed in the winter with everything they need—big, strong hives—and…
U.S. Ag Group Signs $300 Million Algeria Deal
…by adding farm products and getting away from oil and gas products after a drop in the price of oil hit state finances. The company also approved a new law…