…volume and price increases in the fine wine segment, driven by an improving economy and higher demand. • Demand: Wines priced below $7 a bottle performed poorly both on and…
Western View: High Speed Rail?
…to imagine that a governor who used to be so notoriously cheap would be the champion of this project. The cost is financed far into the future, and the price…
Dairy Producers Enroll in New Margin Protection Program
…Program. The voluntary program provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level…
Stallman: Farmers and Ranchers Still Optimistic Despite Washington’s Past Dysfunction
…high debt and high interest rates, sinking demand around the world and depressed commodity prices. But today, while commodity prices have dipped compared to recent years, in general, America’s farmers…
Six Cold Nights do Little Damage to Citrus Crop
…the mandarin crop. “I do not expect to see any impact from this cold event on fruit supply or price,” said Blakely. Mandarin producers and lemon growers, on average, ran…
As of January 1: Cold Weather Not Damaging to State’s Citrus
…consistently. This should not affect volume or price significantly,” Nelsen concludes. The vast majority of 22,000 wind machines in the state were running last night creating a dull roar in…
Pacific Region Poultry Report
…Net placements were down 6 percent from the October 2014 total of 21.7 million. Nationally, the November market egg price, at $1.37 per dozen, increased 43.6 cents from October and…
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
…the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. The new programs, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, are cornerstones of the commodity farm safety, offering farmers protection…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…on milk prices as well,” he said. Grunsky acknowledged current wheat prices are not “great,” as the U.S. has adequate stockpiles of wheat and the strength of the dollar has…
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers
…on them.” Previously, the program offered coverage at 55 percent of the average market price for crop losses that exceed 50 percent of expected production. Producers can now choose higher…
Agri View: Up-Up-Up
Everett Griner talks about wide price increases effecting everything in today’s Agri View. Up-Up-Up…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…protects participating dairy producers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below levels of protection selected by the applicant. “The 2014…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…for the California Restaurant Association, said there is an expectation that egg prices will go up, but whether restaurants will respond by raising prices of menu items that use eggs…
Celebrating Our Nation’s Agricultural Abundance this Thanksgiving
…more than half – $26,000 – of the price for equipment such as shopping carts, a forklift, and two floor scales. The upgrades to the facility and equipment makes Rhinelander…