…lawsuit accused Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride and other poultry producers conspired to fix and maintain poultry prices since 2008. The suit says their primary method of fixing prices at certain levels…
USGC, RFA, Growth Energy Urge Administration to Address China Trade Tariffs on Ethanol, DDGs
…worth more than $300 million were shipped to China last year. As the letter explained, China’s recent actions have contributed to lower prices for ethanol and DDGS. Ethanol prices have…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
…receipts are forecast to remain largely unchanged, with large offsetting changes in dairy receipts—up by $4.7 billion, or 13.7 percent, based on forecast higher prices—and cattle/calf receipts, which are forecast…
January Dairy Market Report
The January Dairy Market Report is now available. Continued growth in domestic butter and cheese consumption, coupled with further recovery of world prices for skim milk powder and whey, strengthened…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…commodity prices. Prices for key commodities, including soybeans, cattle and hogs, were increasing during much of the fall. For example, from mid-October to mid-January futures prices for CME February lean…
Ethanol Exports Reached Record-High 1.01 Billion Gallons in 2016
…a net importer of Brazilian ethanol, but as U.S. producers have become more efficient and world sugar prices have risen, Brazil is now the top recipient of our domestic product.”…
GIPSA Rule Comment Period Extended
…likely would restrict the buying and selling of livestock, lead to consolidation of the livestock industry – putting farmers out of business – and increase consumer prices for meat.” USDA…
First Syngenta Viptera Corn Case Scheduled for June
…the United States. That’s because the discovery of MIR162 in export shipments lead to a pause in corn exports to China, a move the farmers claim depressed corn prices. All…
Pork Industry Says No Bacon Shortage
…million pounds last month, the lowest number since record-keeping began back in 1957. Wholesale prices are already showing an increase. While retail prices aren’t increasing yet, they could rise as…
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
…get U.S. cheese imports into the province. They’re also unhappy that a recent glut of Mexican fruits and vegetables into America are driving down prices for U.S. producers. Texas Ag…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…our domestic milk prices in 2009, and again in 2015, when the U.S. lost market share in the global dairy trade. For dairy and much of agriculture, a large measure…
Agri View: Land Prices
Everett Griner talks about land prices and your possibility of investing in today’s Agri View. Land Prices It hasn’t been to many years back when farmland values exploded. A few…
Report Shows Crop Insurance Saved 21,000 Jobs in 2012 Drought
…started with low beginning stocks and tight U.S. and global supplies. Projected prices rose in anticipation of short supplies. Farmers faced low yields and ended up facing big expenses to…
Fresh Winter Produce
…good produce in the wintertime can be a bit of a challenge, and can also hit your pocketbook if you’re not careful. Organic produce prices tend to go up, and…