…of 3.1 percent compared to 2015. Milk Prices During the first part of 2016, the milk price was depressed, as the overall supply of milk on a national and global…
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
…a harvest price option, which allows farmers to get the greater price so they can rebound faster. Margin protection insurance is privately-developed and first became available in 2016 to provide…
Study: U.S. Meat Sales to Reach $100 Billion
…its higher price point, meat will dominate dollar sales despite still trailing poultry in per-capita consumption volume. Meat substitutes will account for less than $2 billion of the projected total….
Global Food Prices Fall for Third Consecutive Month
…the Vegetable Oil Price Index dropped 3.9 percent. Dairy prices fell 3.3 percent in April, representing the second straight month of decline. Meat prices edged higher in April, up 1.8…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…and price, purchasing corn from six or more countries and quickly switching feed ingredients when logistical or price opportunities arise. This means U.S. feed grains compete against corn from South…
Response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s paper on Clean Fuel Standard
…with lower GHG intensive fuels. Increased ethanol utilization will reduce GHG emissions, improve air quality, and provide a renewable source of octane for Canadian fuel consumers at a competitive price,”…
NMPF, USDEC Organize Dairy Fly-In on Capitol Hill to Build Support for Trade with Canada, Mexico
…prices far below their domestic price – in violation of Canada’s trade agreement concessions. Dairy leaders emphasized that U.S. dairy exports create jobs across the nation, and distributed fact sheets…
Organic Wine Study-Price or Taste?
…prices paid for different bottles of wine through online retailers. They also compared various wine characteristics to get the price effect of organic certification and labeling. Data was collected from…
NM Attorney Launches Probe of U.S. Beef Processors
…record profits at the expense of local residents, who are seeing their paychecks shrink and the price of meat rise. The news release from the attorney general’s office says the…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
…prices due to pressured supply. This situation will continue towards summer, with record piglet prices during Q1. Exports remain the wild card for the market’s price top, with high prices…
Ag Producer Sentiment Inches Higher in April
…larger share of respondents expected higher prices (24 percent) than expected lower prices (16 percent) in 12 months. Figure 5. Share of producers rating used farm machinery price as low…
Olive Oil for More Than Cooking or Eating
…clean and smooth shave and cost half the price. Got chapped lips? Olive also great for getting those lips back to kissable. Olive oil can also remove paint, remove stickers,…
Tight Fuel Ethanol Supplies in Brazil Boost U.S. Exports
…can be traced to an increase in the price of sugar in Brazil, which comes from stronger export demand for Brazilian sugar products. As a result of that higher demand,…
Almond Growers Check Effects of Rain at Bloom
…the growers who paid a higher price for the bigger colonies got to see the benefit,” Wardell said. The average honeybee colony for almonds is an eight-frame hive. For anything…