…largely from decreased pork and poultry forecasts, but beef production is expected to rise. The milk production forecast for 2017 is higher than it was last month, as milk output…
Tyson Foods Tied to Price-Fixing Lawsuit
…was “limiting their production.” The suit was filed by Mapleville Farms of New York, stating that methods of limiting production included the “unprecedented” destruction of breeder hens in 2008. The…
Almond Board: Pollination
…the report here: From the Almond Board: Honey bees are essential for a successful almond crop.The single most important factor determining a good yield is pollination during the bloom period,…
Slump in Farmland Values Continues
…nonirrigated and irrigated cropland each fell 8 percent while ranchland cash rents fell 12 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015 (Chart 4). In fact, cash rents for each type…
Agri View: Berry Problems
…see added acres of berry crops every year. Mostly blueberries but there are others. And with each crop new or generations old a problem that most people do not give…
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…production and 21.5 percent for muscle cuts – up from 24.2 percent and 20.8 percent, respectively, in 2015. December ratios were 28 percent for total production and 23 percent for…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
…Farm Household Income and Characteristics for data related to farm household income and characteristics. ARMS Farm Financial and Crop Production Practices data that underpin the farm income forecast and estimates….
U.S. Trends in Food Availability
…data track the amount of food available for human consumption in the United States by measuring the movement of food supplies from production through marketing channels for domestic consumption. The…
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…Brazil (Region 2); Eddie S. Schaap (Region 4); and Cheryl L. Chapin (Region 9). The Dairy Board was established under the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to develop and…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…compared to just over 20 percent in October. Producers were also asked targeted questions about corn and soybean price expectations. Specifically, producers were asked if they believed new-crop corn and…
U.S. Rejection of TPP Creates Opportunities for Canada
…pork market. 20 percent of U.S. pork is exported and pork industry leaders in Canada speculate they need 60 to 70 percent of production exported to sustain current production levels….
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…similar fashion to the 2014 farm bill, which took an extra year to finalize. Other priorities for NASDA focus on enhanced funding for invasive species programs, the Specialty Crop Block…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…It’s hurting a lot of commodities—corn, wheat— and that ripples all the way into California even if they’re really Midwest crops.” It doesn’t help that the processing-tomato market is in…
Pork Industry Says No Bacon Shortage
…the industry works to catch up. Steve Meyer, a pork industry economist for Express Markets, says he isn’t concerned about the shortage in pork belly stockpiles as pork production likely…