…industry, which has been the world’s largest exporter of pork over the last 10 years, depends on exports for growth. Exports added $50 — representing 36 percent of the $140…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
Feed grain exports from the U.S. are up 20 percent this year and could set a record high, according to the U.S. Grains Council. Exports of U.S. feed grains in…
U.S. Beef Products Struggling in China
…isles. China, the world’s largest pork producer, and the consumer has seen beef demand climb as incomes increase, prompting people to spend on new and varied types of food. Imports…
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
…other major dairy exporting nations, including Mexico and Argentina, are so upset with Canada’s latest Class 7 pricing scheme that is designed to undercut world market prices and unfairly dump…
Renegotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement
…agreement. Former Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator Darci Vetter said the upcoming negotiations represent an opportunity for needed updates to the agreement…tape Trade Vetter talks about certain parts of NAFTA that…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…projected at 576.7 million tons, up 2.8 million, mainly on a 2.3-million-ton increase for soybean production. Global soybean exports for 2017/18 are up 1.5 million tons as higher U.S. exports…
Agri View: Export Trade
Everett Griner talks about the export trade in America in today’s Agri View. Export Trade Every grade school child is taught that farming feeds us. I don’t suppose they are…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…at United Vintners in Reedley upon graduation from Fresno State in 1979. “Fresno State offers a unique opportunity to teach students how to create world-class wines in a place that’s…
Almond Board: Stockpile Management
…Because of this health risk, maximum allowable levels of aflatoxin contamination in foods have been set by certain countries around the world — including countries that are some of the…
USDA Reports Preview
The August World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates will include the first USDA yield estimates of the season. The August report has historically pushed the markets up or down significantly….
Western View: Teosinte and GMO Foods
…it is the first GMO food in the world. It wasn’t created in a sterile lab, however. It was selectively grown and developed by the Native Americans in central America,…
Five First Aid Herbs to Grow Indoors
…It is also widely used as a mild sedative. The potent herb Valerian has long been valued around the world for both its medicinal and culinary properties. A rather stinky…
USTR Seeking Input on KORUS
…of the agreement and instead wants to focus on addressing outstanding implementation issues. Korea is currently the fifth largest U.S. agricultural export market. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Increase in Trade Funding leads Farm Bill Listening Session
California was host to a farm bill listening session on Saturday, August 5 in Modesto at the Modesto Junior College Ag Pavilion. The House Committee on Agriculture has labeled the…