…two-thirds of the country’s fruits and nuts are grown across the state. California’s top producing commodities include dairy products, grapes, almonds, strawberries, cattle and calves, lettuce, walnuts tomatoes, and pistachios….
Crop Year 2017 Demonstrated Growth for California Agriculture
…percent of the total U.S. agricultural value. California’s top three commodities remained the same as 2016, with dairy, grapes, and almonds coming in first, second and third respectively. The top…
Farm Bureau Gives Agricultural Trade Outlook for 2019
…biggest concern is that many countries grow soy and corn, and now there’s room in China’s markets for these commodities. “We could lose the market even if the tariffs eventually…
ELD Exemption Remains in Place During Government Shutdown
…in March of 2018 provided a waiver for livestock haulers after the industry expressed significant concern regarding the nature of their cargo being unlike other goods and commodities. There has…
New Overtime Requirements Need Attention
…no longer exempt from the overtime laws, and for some of our commodities this is a big change,” Wolfe noted, “you’re looking at ‘what does a workday look like’ and…
Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding
…resources that remain available. Additional Federal funds and commodities will not be provided during the period of the lapse. The Child Nutrition (CN) Programs, including School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…Food Purchase and Distribution Program to purchase up to $1.2 billion in commodities that will be distributed through nutrition assistance programs and child nutrition programs; and FAS is making available…
California Table Grape Industry Gets $10 Million in USDA Relief
…commodities affected by increased tariffs imposed by China. The grapes were purchased for more than $10 million and will ultimately be delivered to food banks and other food programs around…
Round Two of Trade Mitigation Payments Coming From USDA
…managing the food purchase and distribution program, purchasing up to $1.2 billion in various commodities. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is distributing these commodities through multiple nutrition assistance programs. …
The Economic Impact of Proposition 12
…2020. Breeding pigs will also need to have at least 24 square feet of floor space by 2022. The measure also bans the sale of these commodities coming from other…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…(AMS). Federal milk marketing orders are voluntary, industry-initiated, industry-driven marketing tools intended to prevent damaging price competition inherent in the marketing of highly perishable commodities. FMMOs establish the terms of…
7th Agriculture Trade Mission to South Korea
…6th largest market, too. Representatives from several agriculture industries and commodities went on the ATM hopeful to make the country an even greater market. Currently, California exports roughly 20 products…
Animal Welfare Doesn’t Improve with Larger Facilities
…those commodities in California to meet the new square footage standards. Some economic forecasts for the impact of the new spacing standards are predicting rising consumer prices for eggs as…
U.S. Planning Another Round of China Tariffs
…United States, worth $505 billion last year. China has targeted U.S. agriculture throughout the trade war, which has decreased markets for U.S. commodities in China. Source: National Association of Farm…