…the 2014 farm bill to be eliminated, including support programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage. The group also wants to eliminate the dairy insurance program and current…
Island Coffee Crop Acreage Down
…numbers however. Average yield is at 5,300 pounds per acre, up 580 pounds from the previous season. The statewide farm price for coffee averaged $1.56 per pound a drop of…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…weather conditions, including impacts from regional flooding and/or drought conditions; crop planted acreage, yield and prices; the supply and demand and price levels for our major products may vary from…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…to fall in 2016, with dairy farms expected to suffer the largest declines in absolute and percentage terms. After record high milk prices in 2014, this would be the second…
Low Wheat Price Support Needed in New Farm Bill
Wheat prices have tumbled to the lowest point they’ve been at in the last decade, thanks in part to a successful harvest in the U.S. and strong harvest prospects overseas….
Falling Food Prices Hurt Farm Belt
The U.S. is on pace to continue the longest stretch of falling food prices in over 50 years. While the lower prices are a boon to shoppers, it’s putting serious…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…significantly to $80.7 billion-an increase of 43 percent since the February forecast. Falling production expenses, including the price of fuel and inputs, was the largest contributor to this latest rally…
Pacific Region Poultry/Egg Report
…egg price, at $0.23 per dozen, decreased 1.1 cents from May and is 169.0 cents below June 2015. The June broiler price, at 58.0 cents per pound, is up 2.0…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…make up the difference between the market price and the break-even price, they are going to continue to have a big biomass problem.” The problem centers on 25- and 30-year…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…retailers are having to adjust to tougher financial conditions because of the current ag commodity cycle. This is a direct result of low commodity prices that have knocked down farm…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
…wisdom switched to thinking the official number looked pretty accurate,” Waycott said. That switch led to a price change which in turn may be creating a good demand situation for…
Schneider Electric SE Mulling Sale of DTN
Bloomberg reports power-equipment maker Schneider Electric SE is weighing a sale of agriculture news and data service DTN. The price tag could be an estimated $1.5 billion, according to sources…
Bayer, Monsanto Merger Talks Advancing
Merger talks between Monsanto and Bayer AG are advancing after a series of meetings in which the companies have addressed issues including the purchase price and a termination fee, according…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…helping America’s dairy operations remain successful,” said Vilsack. While USDA projects dairy prices to increase throughout the rest of the year, many factors including low world market prices, increased milk…