…the America’s side of the Pacific Ocean. The one potentially worrisome feature of agricultural markets today, Norland writes, is that corn, wheat and soy complex options implied volatilities are trading…
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…Flood Prevention Program have helped communities address critical needs on flood control, water management, watershed protection, and development. This strong federal, state and local partnership has resulted in the construction…
Above Normal Temperatures Through the End of 2017
…The end of the year forecast calls for above normal precipitation in the Pacific Northwest. The forecast also calls for below-normal precipitation along the Gulf Coast and into Missouri. Below-normal…
California Receives Funding to Boost Small Business Exports
…partnership between GO-Biz, CDFA, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Centers for International Trade Development. The program brings together state, federal, private and non-profit trade promotion organizations to…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…partnership” that ensures a steady supply that ends up benefitting the industries in both countries. There are significant concerns that if the U.S. completely backs out of NAFTA and tariffs…
Japan Interested in Multi-nation Trade Agreements, Not Bilateral Trade
…Ricketts that the nation is holding out for the U.S. to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to the Omaha World-Herald. Ricketts says he is pressing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer…
Wineries Hoping for End to Wildfires
Large wildfires throughout the Pacific Northwest are taking their toll on vineyards. The significant amount of smoke and ash in the air can make its way into wine grapes, having…
Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion
…$2 billion, making 2017 the most expensive year on record. Wildfires have ravaged states in the west, Pacific Northwest, and Northern Rockies regions of the United States this summer. As…
UC to Host Washington Forum on NAFTA Future
…1:15 p.m. EDT. The forum — hosted by UC in partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey, the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) and the Progressive Policy Institute — will convene…
South Korea Wants Step by Step Approach to KORUS
…2011, and told Politico that “we must renew and strengthen our relationships in the Pacific region, not just with South Korea, but with China,” instead of withdrawing from trade deals….
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), will be moved to the newly created TFAA mission area. The U.S. Codex Office is an interagency partnership which engages stakeholders in the…
Vietnam Reopens Market to U.S. DDGS Exports
…our trade relations with an important Asia-Pacific partner,” said Ambassador Lighthizer. Following the suspension, representatives from USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) engaged in technical discussions with Vietnam’s…
USDA to Measure Small Grains Production in California and U.S.
…agriculture and it is crucial for us to have accurate data about this key sector of the economy,” said NASS Pacific Regional Director, Chris Messer. NASS will contact more than…
Pacific Region Cattle on Feed August Report
…head, 9 percent below July 2016. Other disappearance totaled 3,000 head during July, 40 percent below July 2016. Read the full USDA Pacific Region August 2017 Cattle on Feed Report….