…Agriculture Prices report compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. That data is compared to average prices for grocery items from Safeway supermarkets. About the…
Turkey Prices at a Ten Year Low
…be due to turkey prices hitting a ten-year low. A report by Purdue University estimates turkey prices this year for Thanksgiving will average $1.45 per pound which would put a…
Independence Variety Finding its Niche
…has found its place in the market. Goudie said prices fluctuated early on for the new nut but with more production, it has settled in. Independence Variety Finding its Niche…
Farm Bureau Survey: Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Down for Third Straight Year
…year, coming in at $21.71 for a 16-pound bird. That’s roughly $1.36 per pound, down 3 percent from last year. The survey results show that retail turkey prices are the…
Pistachio Prices Holding Steady For Now
Pistachio prices remain steady for the industry but there is some uncertainty moving forward. Pistachio prices have been hovering between $2.25 and $2.50 per pound. That is, of course, good…
The Economic Impact of Proposition 12
…consumer prices by as much as 33 percent. Proposition 12 also stipulates that calves raised for veal production are required to have 43 square feet of usable floor space by…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…trade between the farmer and the first buyer of milk by enforcing timely payments from milk processors to milk producers and developing minimum milk prices based on market values with…
Coalition Looks to Limit Future Agribusiness Mergers
…prices and fewer choices for consumers, the erosion of rural economic vitality and a less resilient food system overall.” U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced the Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium…
Animal Welfare Doesn’t Improve with Larger Facilities
…those commodities in California to meet the new square footage standards. Some economic forecasts for the impact of the new spacing standards are predicting rising consumer prices for eggs as…
California Table Grape Growers Have Too Much of a Good Thing
…the Chinese market combined with competition from other producing regions have created an atmosphere that could push prices down. “This year we had optimum growing conditions, so we had a…
Pumpkin Production Strong for Fall Holiday Season
…of fun because of our volume so no one will be left without a pumpkin!” USDA Agricultural Marketing Service figures indicate that during the first week of September, retail prices…
Only Out of Control African Swine Fever Will Hurt U.S. Prices
A handful of economists tell Politico that the African Swine Fever outbreak in China and parts of Europe won’t have a major impact on U.S. exports. That’s due in large…
Fall Garden Transition Do’s and Don’ts
…quite yet – wait until later in the winter; and, don’t fertilize. Fertilizer, added in fall, encourages plants to produce heavy top growth that will be more subject to winter…
Bankers Expect Farmland Prices to Continue Decline
Rural bankers expect farmland prices will continue to decline. In the latest Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index, Midwest lenders on average estimated that farmland prices declined by 4.0 percent over…