Ricky Volpe USDA food price economist Grocery prices are going up once again. The latest index shows the prices overall went up 1/2 a percent just in April with some…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
…payment reduction for program participants,” said Val Dolcini , State Executive Director for the California FSA. Producers who intend to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss…
Peanut Price Report
Released May 16, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Peanut Price Highlights Peanut prices received by farmers for all…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…APRIL 2014 Mid-April prices received by California farmers were above March for alfalfa hay. Prices for all potatoes and fall potatoes were below the previous month. The mid-April price for…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
…of PL 110-246, enacted June 18, 2008, which requires that a special import quota be determined and announced immediately if, for any consecutive 4-week period, the U.S. Far East price…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…provide producers with information on the Agricultural Risk Coverage Program and Price Loss Coverage Program, as well as the larger protection program for dairy and the non-insured crop disaster assistance…
California Avocado Seeing More Sales
…Avocado sales have seen a steady increase since 2012 although late in 2013 the price dropped by 4 percent. That drop was recovered and increased. The average selling price per…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
…with price increases. Retail beef prices have risen nationwide, Zimmerman said, because of improved demand and continued declines in supply caused by several years of drought in other major beef-producing…
2013 Record Year for California Grape Crush
…highest return of $2,235.95, up 2 percent from 2012. The 2013 Chardonnay price of $867.70 per ton was up 2 percent from 2012, and the Cabernet Sauvignon price of $1,339.72…
USDA Expanding Support for Small, Mid-Sized Farmers and Ranchers
…local and regional food purchases. Expanded price, volume, supply and demand information through Market News. Market News is now collecting price data on grass-fed beef to arm producers will real…
2014 Crop Prices Key to Farm Bill Program Choices
…Farm Bill’s Price Loss Coverage program or the Agricultural Revenue Coverage program may depend on this summer’s crop size and prices. 2014 Crop Prices Key to Farm Bill Program Choices…
Price Trends Could Sway Choice of PLC vs. ARC Programs
Many factors will go into a farmer’s decision on which of the two new risk management programs to choose, but there may be one overriding factor. Gary Crawford reports. Price…
USDA Will Issue New Price Forecasts Monday
…crop price forecasts on Monday, but this late in the year, there may not be much room for major changes from last month. USDA Will Issue New Price Forecasts Monday…
Timeline for PLC and ARC Programs for 2015 Crop Year
What should producers prepare for with the Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage programs offered under the new Farm Bill? Rod Bain has the story. Timeline for PLC and…