…applicable Commodity Specification(s) identified in the subsequent Solicitation(s); and the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA dated October 2014. These documents are available on the AMS Commodity…
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
…billion, which is 40% higher than 2016. Commodities like U.S. oilseeds, horticultural goods, cotton, livestock, dairy, and poultry are expected to lead the way to higher export numbers. Global beef…
Rabobank: Land Rent Values Must Decline
…to row crop production. The subsequent steep increases in agricultural land values have pulled enough acres into row crop production to oversupply most commodities, both domestically and globally. Now, Rabobank…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…market conditions for California’s commodities. Water management in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta for protecting endangered species and access to groundwater remain important for sustaining water supply for California’s agriculture…
Crop Production Forecast
…included the following commodities: Cotton – Upland cotton production in California is forecast at 195 thousand bales, an increase of 18 percent from last year. Harvested acreage is estimated at…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…production with nearly $4.5 billion in commodities – had five easement projects and a planning grant approved. “Investing significant climate dollars in Monterey County exemplifies the state’s dedication to preserving…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…of crops produced. This year’s report covers nearly 400 commodities, of which, 62 exceed $1 million in value,” said Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures Les Wright. “The…
Lower Hog Prices
…The U.S. Department of Agriculture says supplies are likely to pick up through the rest of the year. A commodities broker at Archer Financial Services in Chicago says, “Feed is…
Freight Cars Can Wait on American Railroads
American agriculture uses freight train cars on the nation’s railroads to ship countless numbers of commodities to ports for overseas shipping. The Washington Post says freight railroads lost out to…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…currency of such countries is weakening against a strong dollar (the currency in which most agricultural commodities are denominated), these effects will be compounded to reduce that country’s commodity spending…
Agri View: Fire Ant Problem
…regulate high risk commodities, such as nursery stock, hay and soil-moving equipment. Also, APHIS works with states, industry, and other Federal agencies to develop and evaluate the efficacy of regulatory…
New Olive Growing Cost Studies
…in the Sacramento Valley – 2016” Free copies of these studies and other sample cost of production studies for many commodities are available. To download the cost studies, visit http://coststudies.ucdavis.edu….
Agri View: Money Crops
…crop land, farm cash receipts from this sector account for 13 percent of the total receipts for all agricultural commodities and 7 percent for all crops. Foreign markets serve as…
New Proposal Eases Cuba Travel Burden
…are open for shipping agricultural commodities to Cuba, “those sales have made it difficult to compete with our foreign competitors in the Cuban market.” From the…