…the ability to price their mushrooms at a lower price per pound. The company’s mini farms can be found in a handful of restaurants, but Whole Foods is the first…
Easter Eggs for Your Basket Will be a Bit Higher This Year
…Price Index (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm) report for food at home. As retail grocery prices have increased gradually over time, the share of the average food dollar that America’s farm and ranch families…
Farmers for Free Trade: Tariffs Make American Farmers a Target
…war,” Kuehl adds, “but it’s also true that some sectors of the economy lose more than others. Over the years, American agriculture has consistently paid the price for protectionism.” With…
John Deere Concerned About Trade Retaliation
…says steel mills will be able to increase their prices significantly. Allen says the price of steel could legitimately rise up to 30 percent in a short period of time….
Perdue: Administration Unlikely to Cap RIN Prices
…by the ethanol industry. Perdue described the possible scenario at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Perdue says, “We will not see RIN prices capped, but market prices, affecting…
Ag Bankers, Accountants Oppose Sugar Policy Modernization Act
…the price safety net for American sugar farmers. The collapse of domestic sugar producers would cause major disruptions in the supply chain for food manufacturers and American consumers. The economic…
Rural Mainstreet Index Remains Positive
…declined from 23 percent to 20 percent over the past 12 months according to bankers. * Farmland prices and agriculture equipment sales continued to decline. The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet…
Final Grape Crush Up Slightly Over Last Season
…1,403,145 tons. The average price per ton in District 13 was $304.47. Grapes produced in District 4 (Napa County) received the highest average price of $5,225.04 per ton, up 11.4…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…analysis made it clear that a price cap on conventional ethanol RINs would result in lower volumes of biomass-based diesel produced and used in the United States. “Capping the price…
USDA Report Indicates Increased Corn Demand
…by 175 million bushels to 2.2 billion bushels based on price competitiveness, and increased expected corn ethanol use by 50 million bushels to 5.5 billion bushels. The average price for…
Agri View: Trend Changing for Grocery Shopping
…generation which we call millennials, tend to shop at three or more stores. It isn’t price alone that drives this change. Although it does play an important part. Price, and…
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
Everett Griner talks about the reasons for meat prices increasing in the grocery store in today’s Agri View. Now the cost you pay for a T-Bone steak, or a chuck…
New Study: RIN Price Cap for E15 RVP Waiver “Deal” Would Cut Ethanol Consumption and Trounce Corn Prices
…proposal’s D6 RIN price cap;” and “Corn prices under this scenario would drop, in the short-run, by around 25 cents per bushel.” “The study confirms imposing a price cap on…
California Strawberry Commission Website Offers Improved Grower Resources
…information collected by USDA, appear to be the most popular. “We now have live, real-time updated, interactive reports that are daily price-and-volume, the national berry report, as well as the…