…of (Agriculture) Secretary (Sonny) Perdue and look forward to the results of the USDA investigation.” Houston also stressed the importance of foreign trade, better access to lucrative foreign markets like…
California Receives Funding to Support Trade Development
…As the nation’s largest agricultural producer and exporter, our farmers, ranchers and food processors benefit from open markets, export sales and a global consumer base.” California has received STEP funding…
Former Agriculture Secretaries Announce Support for USMCA
…upon our existing markets to expand United States food and agricultural exports and support food processing and rural jobs. Canada and Mexico are our first and second largest export markets…
Dairy Exports Remain Strong Despite Trade Troubles
Dairy exports appear to be holding strong despite the decline in volume headed for China. Figures from the U.S. Dairy Export Council demonstrate solid numbers for dairy exports in July. …
Beef Tongue Means More in Japan
…U.S. producers. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently visited Sendai, Japan, a location that’s key for U.S. beef producers because of the value of beef tongue. USMEF Vice President…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
…grown in California. The Golden State accounts for 13 percent of the country’s total value for 2018. It’ll be interesting to see changes in the top markets for 2018 when CDFA releases…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-13-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering dairy export values remain strong despite trade troubles, and…
Cattle Industry Requests Better Price Transparency
Industry members are calling for better price transparency in cattle markets in the wake of a devastating fire at a Tyson Foods Beef Plant in Holcomb, Kansas. The United States…
Organic Farmers to Harvest Record Acres in 2019
…the nation’s leading market data and trading platform for organic and non-GMO markets. “Organic field crop production has faced some challenges this year, with problematic weather cutting into this year’s…
Nearly Half of California Hemp Acreage Registered in Kern County
…“If there are more markets that open up for different aspects of the crop, it could be just another one of those crops that’s in the rotation of a normal…
Export Forecast Does Not Take Ongoing Trade Negotiations into Account
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service recently released the latest Quarterly Agricultural Export Forecast. The report is projecting American agricultural exports to reach $137 billion in Fiscal Year…
Pork Industry Receives USDA Grant to Open ASF Dialogue in Asia
…U.S. swine herd contracting foreign animal diseases, including ASF. With ASF spreading throughout Asia, this project will represent an important tool to further open both communication and markets between our…
Trade Deal Revisions Benefit California Agriculture
…really kept both our exports out but also generated surpluses,” said Censky. “Canada was putting a lot of skim milk powder into international markets that was really destroying our export…
Wine Importers to Visit California on First-Ever Buying Trip
…that the UK and Irish markets are excited for new California wines. The United Kingdom and Ireland are already part of the second largest export market for California wines after…