…years, the presidents of the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union are asking Senate and House conferees to move quickly. Everything from commodity price supports to childhood nutrition,…
Global Food Prices Decline
Global food prices declined in July, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Monthly Food Price Index averaged 168.8 points in July 2018, down 6.5…
Grains Exports on Track to Set New Record
…as a reminder of the resiliency” of U.S. exports and of the quality and price competitiveness of U.S. coarse grains and co-products. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
BASF Closes Acquisition of Businesses and Assets from Bayer
…agreements in October 2017 and April 2018 to acquire the businesses and assets Bayer offered to divest to allow approval of its acquisition of Monsanto, for an all-cash purchase price…
Agri View: Farm Share Continues to Decline
….15. In officials records this is known as the Farm Share. Not everything, just the food. Now, this a statistic measured by the Producer Price Index for Farm Products. You…
Agri View: Meat Production Outlook for 2019
…prices, and conditions. Even turkey production is expected to rise as the price level slowly goes up. You can see it is based mostly on price, and markets. What the…
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that seed cotton producers, who want to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2018…
Study: Farmers Will Buy Less Crop Insurance if it Costs More
…demand is clearly responsive to price. That’s been proven by a rise in participation following Congressional actions over the years to provide premium support instead of ad hoc disaster payments….
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…almost $6.5 billion, to foreign destinations. Exports added $53.47 to the average price – $147 – producers received for each hog marketed last year. Pork exports helped support about 550,000…
Farmers Express Frustration Over Trump Trade Tactics
…out that soybeans have lost 20 percent of their value since May. He says, “If sales have to be made at these price levels, this will show up as a…
California Water Board Central Valley Plan Bad for Farmers/Consumers
…to benefit the fish at the price of the people. The fate of thousands of California farmers and hundreds of California towns are in the hands of these 5 political…
Agri View: Non-Dairy Milk Source
…it is close to the price of cows milk. Nuts are not the only source of milk. It is being produced from several plants. And, public acceptance is rapidly growing….
Trade War Endangers Farmers, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…and beef cattle and operates a dairy. “In 2015, China’s ‘minimum support price’ for corn, rice and wheat was estimated to be nearly $100 billion in excess of the levels…
Fighting to Remain Competitive Despite Increasing Power Rates in California
…wildfires in wine country last year, the utility industry is looking to AB 33 to address the multibillion-dollar price tag related to the fires. “What does that mean to ratepayers?…