…of the economy has boomed, farmers and ranchers are in year six of a widespread commodity-price slump. We can and must do more to address farmer stress and mental health…
Online Tool Available for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…a means of protection for when the margin between the all milk price and the average cost of feed falls below a specific dollar amount. Authorized through the 2018 Farm…
NCC Says E15 Waiver Will Harm Chicken Producers
…E15 use will result in a rapid expansion of corn use under the RFS similar to the early years of the program adding the potential for price and supply volatility in…
Grape Prices Expected to Come Down After Strong 2018
…throughout the report.” The report indicated that the average grape prices were nearly $832 per ton. Bitter said that those prices were primarily driven by reference price contracts. “That would…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…Class I Skim Milk Price: On March 11, 2019, AMS published a final rule implementing the Class I Skim Milk Price provision in the Federal Register. Margin Protection Program for Dairy…
Second Largest Final Grape Crush Report in Nearly A Decade
…in tons crushed compared to 2017, totaling more than 142,000 tons. The average price across all 17 grape growing districts also increased by nearly seven percent to $831.63 per ton….
E&J Gallo Acquires Several Constellation Wine Brands for $1.7 Billion
…in a press release. Constellation is said to be moving away from lower-prices wines, with the average price of the wines acquired by Gallo being around $11. Earlier in the…
American Lamb Checkoff Program Proves Value in Recent Report
…impacted by lamb price, as well as beef prices. A ten percent increase in the price of lamb resulted in a decline in demand of about six percent. Demand for…
More California Asparagus Acres Going Under
…the price that the state’s asparagus producers need to survive. “(Mexico’s) cost of production is around $30 a box, and ours is around $55. The retailers do not want to…
Details on the Administration’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2020
…eligibility requirements for the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs. “These and other harmful recommendations are being put forward just a few months after the 2018 Farm Bill…
Dairy Producers Previously Enrolled in the Livestock Gross Margin Program Now Eligible for 2018 Margin Protection Program
…2018. It also integrated recent improvements to the MPP-Dairy in the new Dairy Margin Coverage program, beginning with the 2019 calendar year.” The MPP-Dairy program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the national all-milk price and the national…
Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields
…After spending six months foraging on CRP land and then overwintering, more than 78 percent of the colonies were graded A, the highest level commanding the highest price for pollination…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…industry in moving volume, enabling the industry to avoid future excess inventory and long-term price suppression. ATP funds of $1.6 MM will allow the industry to conduct additional export activities…
WTO Officially Acknowledges Chinese Subsidies Violate Rules
…China to quickly come into compliance with its WTO obligations,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a press release. Price support programs can have a significant global impact, which…