…of entry. Using direct contacts with sales persons, suppliers, brokers, and buyers, Market News reporters collect, validate, analyze, and organize unbiased data on price, volume, quality and condition, making it…
Gains in Domestic Avocado Production
…ports of entry. Using direct contacts with sales persons, suppliers, brokers, and buyers, Market News reporters collect, validate, analyze, and organize unbiased data on price, volume, quality and condition, making…
Organic berries Lead in Sales for the Third Consecutive Year
…$1.186 billion in 2024, a 11.8% increase from the previous year. Organic berries commanded a 66.6% premium price over conventional berries. Organic berries Lead in Sales for the Third Consecutive…
Ocean Freight Rates Tick Up as Tariff Moves Shake Trade
…demand is picking up on other Asia routes. That’s starting to cause price differences between specific port pairs, which could impact how and where ag products are moved in the…
U.S. Farm Sector Starts 2025 Strong but Faces Rising Trade Risks and Price Pressures in New Administration
…increased volatility, particularly for lower-quality land and in regions producing the commodities currently at weaker prices. U.S. Farm Sector Starts 2025 Strong but Faces Rising Trade Risks and Price Pressures…
ARC – PLC Enrollment Deadlines Approaching
Producers wishing to enroll in either Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) from USDA have until April 15th to do so. Find Your Local Service Center Rod…
Surplus Broiler Eggs Offer a Potential Solution to Rising Table Egg Prices
…been lost due to High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This has tightened egg supply and driven prices higher. To help offset shortages, some have proposed redirecting surplus broiler hatchery eggs…
Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Commodity Safety Net Programs
Image credit: FSA/ARC-PLC/License: Creative Commons/by Wikivisual Agricultural producers have until April 15, 2025, to enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025…
Americans See Meat as Essential to a Healthy Diet
…expand their definition of value to include price, quality, relevance, convenience, and experience, they continue incorporating meat into 90% of home-cooked meals,” says Rick Stein, vice president of fresh foods…
Farmers Raise Concerns Over Proposed USTR Shipping Fees
…up to Chinese bullying, however he says the USTR’s proposed $1.5-million port fee for Chinese-built vessels could impose a steep price on U.S. farmers. “Right now, our lower shipping costs…
Forecasting 2025 U.S. Dairy Trends
Filling milk in to plastic bottles at the factory. DepositPhotos image How are milk production and price projections – by product and category – and other trends, reflected in USDA’s…
USDA Ends Local Foods for Schools Program
…for food assistance. The School Nutrition Association warned that requiring income verification for free or reduced-price school meals could prevent eligible families from accessing food. USDA Ends Local Foods for…
Ag Economy Barometer Rises in February
…climb from the doldrums of late summer and early fall 2024 when the index bottomed out at a reading of 76. A sharp crop price recovery in the last several…
Montana Farmers Union President Warns New Tariffs Will Hurt Agriculture
…one of Montana’s biggest businesses: the cattle industry. Prices are relatively high today, but market volatility and uncertainty will remain high without more oversight of competition laws. “For beef, just…