…university estimates of production costs. Farm Credit says large supplies are pushing down farm prices for corn and wheat, while soybean prices are expected to be near last year’s average…
USCA Commends USDA on Fair Practices Rules
…Practices Rules. These common sense clarifications protect U.S. ranchers and cattle feeders from anti-competitive buying practices and help to advance true price discovery in a competitive marketplace. USCA will submit…
CME Considering Cash Settlement for Cattle Markets
…volatility in the live cattle futures, and are looking to CME group to bring some control back to the market. Sharp declines in price last fall led to the scrutiny….
USDA Moves Forward with Flawed GIPSA Rules
…“Rather than working to help ensure producers have accurate price information in a productive way, like ensuring Mandatory Price Reporting is a critical government function, unaffected by future government shutdowns;…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…99 1 U.S. per capita use of pumpkins: 2013: 4.67 pounds 2014: 5.39 pounds 2015: 3.12 pounds Prices U.S. farm price for pumpkins: 2013 average: 13.2 cents per pound 2014…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…product facilities. Cheese and butter price forecasts for 2016 and 2017 were lowered due to higher expected milk supplies. However, nonfat dry milk (NDM) and whey will likely benefit from…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
…going for $30, still a high price, Bontadelli said. “Records have been broken for the last couple of years,” he said. “It was $40 for a month last year, which…
Big Increases in Southern County Crop Report
…value of $44.8 million, a big increase of 28 percent over the year before. That jump was largely caused by a boost in market price to the tune of 24…
Agri View: Consumption Factors
…a certain food but I doubt education does. Everybody pays the same price at the checkout counter. And where do those that grow their own fit in? That’s Agri view…
Food Price Index Up in September
…upward pressure on prices. * Unlike for other commodity groups, most prices utilized in the calculation of the FAO Meat Price Index are not available when the FAO Food Price…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…reduction in supply might bring prices up.” Winegrape harvesting is under way in the county, and the heat wave could actually be beneficial, he said. “The wineries want certain levels…
Direct Sales Helps Beginning Farmers to Survive
…the smaller farms. The USDA says farmers with direct-to-consumer sales can get a higher price for their product and reach a certain level of sales with less machinery and land….
Monsanto Sales and Profits Lower in 2016
…sales for the full fiscal year at $13.5 billion. Full net sales were down year-over-year thanks to currency challenges and price declines in agricultural productivity. Seeds and genomic net sales…
U.N. Official Says Lower Food Prices Threaten Anti-Hunger Efforts
…month following the most recent FOA Food Price Index that recorded a 15 month high. The September Food Price Index averaged 165.6 points in August 2016, up 1.9 percent from…