…helping America’s dairy operations remain successful,” said Vilsack. While USDA projects dairy prices to increase throughout the rest of the year, many factors including low world market prices, increased milk…
August Dairy Market Report
…price rose $0.30 per hundredweight in June, while the July federal order prices showed particular upward buoyancy for Class III,Class IV and even the lagged Class I prices. In the…
Ritchie Bros.’ Largest-Ever Tipton, CA Auction
…bids or reserve prices. Chad Apland, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. “We signed a big construction package early on, which allowed us ample time to market it and build a…
U.S. Egg Production up Nine Percent in July
…in the U.S. has been increasing following the decline high pathogenic avian influenza. HPAI shot egg prices higher in 2015 as the outbreak decreased the table-egg-laying flocks in the Midwest…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…Moline, Illinois, where the combine facility expects production hours to be down about 60 percent. A Deere spokesperson attributed the move to low commodity prices, weakening farm income and elevated…
Federal Review of Cattle Markets to Last Months
…made the request in April. Livestock groups requested a formal investigation into the volatility in live cattle futures. R-CALF said that market fundamentals supported historically high cattle and beef prices…
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Trump
…Wheat Growers, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Farmers Union and The Fertilizer Institute. Image credit: Courtesy of Donald J. Trump campaign website….
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
The four major U.S. corn syrup makers are raising prices at a time of slowing demand. Corn sweetener manufacturers like Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill sent letters to customers earlier…
Lower Farm Product Prices Could Help Keep Lid on Food Prices
What could those projected huge farm crops and lower prices for crops and livestock mean for retail food prices? Gary Crawford has the story. Lower Farm Product Prices Could Help…
Monsanto Allowing Bayer Limited Access to its Books
…the event. The seed and agrochemical industry, long dominated by a handful of big companies, has been jolted by several large deals in the past year as low crop prices…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…international trade ceased, consumer choices would decrease, prices would rise and those 200,000 jobs could be lost. That would be a disaster for all of us, especially middle- and lower-income…
Lower Meat Prices Stall Food Inflation
Consumer food prices in the U.S. were unchanged in July, thanks largely to declining meat costs. The Labor Department reports the consumer price index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs…
Meeting Emissions Goals
…disruptive to fleets and manufacturers. Spear “While today’s fuel prices are more than 50% lower than those we experienced in 2008, fuel is still one of the top two operating…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…with the strength of the dollar as “a double whammy,” leading some price-sensitive markets overseas to pull back on almond imports, while U.S. demand also dipped. Now that prices are…