…football with the topic. Obama called America, “A part of the global economy,” stressing the necessity of international supply chains and the importance of the export sector to U.S. jobs…
Grains Council Promoting U.S. Sorghum in Peru for Export
The U.S. Grains Council has ramped up its sorghum promotion work in Peru. The Grains Council says the market in Peru is seeing both a significant discount to corn and…
Connecting With Farmers
…From: USDA Agriculture Marketing Service Farmers Markets and Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Farmers markets are an integral part of the urban/farm linkage and have continued to rise in popularity, mostly due to…
Cargill Full Year Earnings Down 11 Percent
…starches, sweeteners and texturizers. Trading activities yielded mixed results, in part due to low volatility in agricultural commodity markets for most of the fiscal year. Stalled growth in several emerging…
EU Regulators to Investigate Dow-DuPont Merger
…seed markets. The European Commission said the merger may also hurt innovation, according to Reuters. The merger would create the world’s largest integrated crop protection and seeds company. One EU…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…dairy exports to Mexico have increased significantly, while Mexico’s internal milk production has also seen expansion.” “At the same time,” added Suber, “volatile markets, increased imports from third countries and…
Farmers Markets Must Visit List
With more than 85-hundred farmers markets in the U-S, it could be a little hard to canvass them all in your lifetime. Cathy Isom tells you about the Farmers Markets…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…to almond orchards. In Tulare County, the early variety peach, nectarine, and plum harvest tapered off by mid-month, with fruits being packed and shipped to local and foreign markets. Stone…
Shop Smarter at Farmers Markets
It’s not rocket science when it comes to why we go to Farmers Markets. Buy local – support local. Cathy Isom explains how to shop smarter at your local Farmer’s…
First-half Pork, Beef Export Volumes Ahead of Last Year
U.S. red meat exports ended the first half of 2016 on a positive note as June export values for both pork and beef were the highest of the year. The…
USDA Celebrating Farmers Market Week
…than $12 billion dollars per year in sales. A recent survey by USDA shows that 56 percent of local markets were able to increase their product variety because of vendor…
Dollars Spent at Farmers Market
…direct marketers. Of the direct market producers’ total revenues, 44 percent were generated through direct channels, 55 percent through wholesale channels, and one percent in commodity markets. Sixty-five percent of…
China Extends Cotton Stockpile Sales
…China’s massive stockpiles, accumulated through an abandoned price support scheme, were overshadowing world cotton markets. Up until this year, China was the world’s top cotton purchaser. From the National Association…
CME ‘Enhancing’ Live Cattle Markets
…just 20 percent of cattle sales negotiated in cash markets across the U.S., CME Group will delay listing any additional contract months beyond October 2017 to evaluate ways to improve…