…allow further market access for U.S. dairy producers. U.S. Dairy Export Council CEO Tom Vilsack said last week that he has been working for months to reach an agreement between…
USDA Seeks Cotton Board Nominees
…establishment of 22 research and promotion boards that are industry-funded and empower agricultural industries with a framework to pool resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets,…
California Cherries Poised for Record Year
…incredibly strong the export markets have been very strong and overall I think it’s a banner season for California cherries,” said Zanobini. Listen to Chris’s full interview. 06-08-17 Chris Zanobini…
NPPC, Ports Coalition, Applaud Early West Coast Port Contract Talks
…for later this summer. The Ports Coalition, which represents importers and exporters, including agribusinesses, had urged the two sides to begin negotiations on their next contract early to avoid a…
Farmland Values Expected to Decline
…Company says that if the industry sees limited stress-sales of farmland and no other shocks to the markets, land values will move to stabilize over the next several years. From…
U.S., China Finalize Details to Send U.S. Beef to China
…with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the U.S. to begin the beef exports to China. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the posting of…
Dairy Groups Pledge to Work with Trump Administration on NAFTA Modernization
…exporter. Over the past five years, cumulative U.S. dairy exports are more than double the import total. “The relationship between the dairy sectors of the U.S., Mexico and Canada is…
Global Food Prices Rebound in May
…the average of five commodity group price indices, weighted with the average export shares of each of the groups for 2002 to 2004.The rebound in the value of the Index…
R-CALF Seeking U.S. Investigation into JBS Scandal
…owns the nation’s largest cattle feeding company, which the group contends was used by JBS, in conjunction with imported cattle and beef, to manipulate the cattle markets in 2015 and…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…on family farms, some 15 strawberry stands, several farmer’s markets, vegetable stands, places with selections of all the nuts we grow here, some unique local wineries, several unique stores –…
Former Ag Secretary Working on Milk Export Program with China
…Dairy Export Council, has been working for months to change a registration process that keeps new U.S. processors from entering the Chinese market. Vilsack told Agri-Pulse the deal is a…
Pork Checkoff Builds Momentum for Secure Pork Supply Plan
…industries from an FMD outbreak would run $12.8 billion per year or $128 billion over a 10-year period. Related losses to corn and soybean markets over a decade would be…
Beef and Pork Exports Moderate in April, Remain Above Year-ago Levels
U.S. red meat exports last month slowed moderately from the pace established in March, but were still significantly higher year-over-year, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Beef exports reached…
U.S. Grains Council Statement On Announcement Of New Sugar Suspension Agreement
…a critical market for the U.S. grains industry – the top export destination for U.S. corn last year, the second largest buyer of U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS)…