The latest Food Price Index shows global food prices moved 4.2 percent higher compared to May of this year. The monthly report released Thursday by the Food and Agriculture Organization…
Ag Economy Barometer Turns Higher in June
…March of this year. A key factor supporting an improving producer outlook is a stronger corn and soybean market, according to organizers of the poll. During June, prices traded in…
3,000 Fewer Items on Vermont Grocery Store Shelves
…and result in higher prices for shoppers in the state. However, retailers in Vermont are given a grace period to sell improperly labeled goods from store shelves before being fined….
Agri View: Pesticide Use and Losing Ability to Produce
…Farmers Stopped Using Them? Bugs, crop diseases and weeds are realities of life. Whether organic or conventional, farmers face these challenges each day. If tools like insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers were…
Third largest Hog Producer using Wheat in Feed
The Maschhoffs, a family owned company that is the nation’s third-largest hog producer, says the plunge in wheat prices has the company using wheat in feed rations. Pro Farmer’s First…
Tools to Help Dairy Farmers
…A link to the MPP online calculator How to use the MPP online calculator Informative PowerPoint presentation on MPP Frequently Asked Questions MPP Margin Spreadsheet of Milk and Feed Prices,…
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
by Agnes Perez and Gustavo Ferreira, USDA Economic Research Service Lower Supplies Boost Early-Summer Prices for Sweet Cherries and Melons In late June, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released…
Food Security
…prices, movements in prices of other commodities play an important role in the food security picture. For example, the direction of oil prices is important for revenue for the oil…
July 4th Cookout Prices
…Cookout Prices From: American Farm Bureau All-American July 4th Cookout Ticks Up, Still Under $6 Per Person A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for the Fourth of July, including hot…
Opening Markets for Almond Hulls
…feed prices are pretty expensive so this would actually be a good partnership to send hulls to China and reduce the surplus of hulls here in California.” Establishing a market…
Pacific Region Egg and Poultry Report
…and Egg Prices The April market egg price, at $0.39 per dozen, decreased 33.9 cents from March and is 48.0 cents below April 2015. The April broiler price, at 52.0…
Agri View: New Nut Champion
…can sell straight to consumers through farmers’ markets and online websites for retail prices or to accumulators, wholesalers and shellers for wholesale prices. Farmers shelling their pecans prior to selling…
June Dairy Market Report
…cheese prices in April, but large butter stocks did not prevent a continued rise in butter prices.The average all milk price was 30 cents per hundredweight lower in April compared…
Agri View: Growing Mushrooms
…around 12,000 pounds of mushrooms. You’ll probably sell one-third of your crop at retail prices (currently $16 a pound) and two-thirds at wholesale prices. That’s a solid $128,000. Read more….