Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) are a constant concern for growers. MRL issues can create a variety of obstacles depending on which market citrus exports are destined for. While the industry…
Ag Export Market Development to Receive $1.3 Billion in Support
…to allocating $2.3 billion to enhance market opportunities for U.S. agricultural producers and expand food aid globally. NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern emphasized the importance of exports for the…
Positive Outlook for Walnut Industry with Price Recommendation
…The reemergence of India as a market, lifting retaliatory tariffs on agricultural products, brings additional optimism for walnut exports. Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn Facebook…
Economists Discuss Additional Revenue Streams in Agriculture
…it’s also important that we think about corn exports not only in the form of corn as the grain but also the opportunities that exist,” she said. “We’re expanding exports…
Egyptian Citrus in the U.S. Would Be ‘Calamity’ for California Growers
…a calamity really for the California citrus industry.” The domestic market is the most significant one for California citrus. Cranney said while there is a sizable number of exports, the…
Three Legislative Recommendations from Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
…fruit and vegetable incentive projects that work in a variety of retail settings would also be prioritized under the bill. The Expanding Agricultural Exports Act is also being supported by…
World Food Prices Lower in August
…Indica white rice exports. Against a backdrop of seasonally tight availabilities ahead of new-crop harvests, uncertainty over the ban’s duration and concerns that export restrictions would be extended to other…
Celebrating California Wine Month
…81% of the country’s wine, and accounts for 95% of its wine exports. Sabrina’s interview with Gino DiCaro with the California Wine Institute “September harvest for wine grapes provides the…
Agriculture Groups Pushing for More Trade Opportunities
…accounts for approximately 20 percent of all ag exports. The organizations note that it has been more than 10 years since the U.S. negotiated a new FTA while other countries…
Angola Trade Mission Application Window Extended to September 1
…mission seeks to improve access to a market consisting of nearly 36 million people. The population includes a substantial middle- and high-income consumer base. American food and ag exports to…
IDF World Dairy Summit Heads to US
…record year in exports last year, we’re very well-poised to continue to grow in the years to come, and we’re leading on so many of the sustainability fronts that are…
India Trade Agreement Good for Producers Around U.S.
…on American ag exports. The two countries agreed to terminate six outstanding disputes at the World Trade Organization. India also agreed to remove retaliatory tariffs, which it had imposed in…
USDA Accepting Applications for Chile Agribusiness Trade Mission
…Administrator Daniel Whitley. “Chile and the neighboring Peru are some of our key trading partners, representing the second and third-largest markets in South America.” Total agricultural exports to these markets…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Attracting More Federal Attention
…altogether, impeding the supply chain and leaving ships and the American exports they carry sitting idle at the docks.” In a statement, ILWU International President Willie Adams disputes reports from…