Improving farm and construction equipment markets contributed to higher sales and income numbers for the fourth quarter and full year for John Deere. The company’s performance benefitted from advanced products…
South Korea Minister Says No Concessions in Farm-Sector KORUS Discussions
…deficit it currently faces in trade with South Korea. The trade minister said America is looking to export more goods from the auto and steel industries but did say another…
Senators Want Commerce Secretary to Analyze NAFTA Withdrawal Cost
…livestock sectors as a result of any change to NAFTA.” America is the world’s top exporter of food and agricultural products. U.S. agriculture depends on access to international markets in…
Almond Board: Thanksgiving Message
…high-quality almonds are recognized all over the world. Almonds are California’s second largest acreage crop and the state’s most valuable agricultural export. Almond Board of California supports growers by developing…
Turkey Farmers Feel Pain from GIPSA
…processing companies they contract with. Mike Weaver is president of the Organization for Competitive Markets. He says, “We’re fairly convinced that if the Secretary wouldn’t have done away with the…
Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports Hit 3rd Highest Level on Record
…valued at $24 billion. Exports of corn, wheat and cotton all grew as well, with the value of cotton exports climbing 70 percent, to $5.9 billion, wheat exports up 21…
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
…be directly impacted through the loss food produced in California. Without farmland, fruits and vegetables currently available at your super markets and local farmers market will disappear. Local markets and…
U.S. Poultry Groups Applaud WTO’s Indonesian Ruling
…appeal of the panel finding, a move U.S. poultry groups say is a “resounding victory.” The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, National Chicken Council, and National Turkey Federation echoed…
McKinney Visit to India Good for U.S. Pork
The National Pork Producers Council says the recent trip to India by Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs Ted McKinney bodes well for future pork exports. The…
Perdue Announces Hass Avocado Board Appointments
…to pool resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets and conduct important research and promotion activities. The Agricultural Marketing Service provides oversight, paid for by industry…
Farmers Need Trade to Move Record Corn Crop
…Durdan says he can’t say strongly enough how important export markets are for farmers as they await what could potentially be the second-largest harvest on record. “Secretary Perdue says that…
U.S. Gets WTO Win on Indonesia’s Beef Import Requirements
…the largest beef importers in the world. Beef exports to Indonesia last year totaled 10.7 million metric tons, worth $39.4 million, making it the ninth-largest U.S. export market. Exports to…
Register for the Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
…a discussion on economics and markets. A presentation on alfalfa yield and quality and genetic innovations will take place before the symposium lunch where the Jim Kuhn Award will be…
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Grain, Ethanol Markets
…expansions and improvements to yields in competing for export markets will be the headwinds for U.S. exports,” he says. “The bright spot will be the continuing growth in demand. As…