…drought, accidentally drowning their lettuce crops. The only silver lining is vegetable prices haven’t risen significantly yet, even though fruit prices have. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Global Food Prices Hit Three-year High
Global food prices reached a three-year high in July, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index in July averaged 179.1 points in July…
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
…farmers entered into organic production to add value to their farms. “The fraudulent imports caused a drastic drop in organic grain prices and caused consumer suspicion about the program,” Johnson…
Farmers Indicate Higher Outlook on Farm Economy
…cotton prices in the next 12 months. Many indicated they expected to see higher commodity prices through the next year. The improvement in producers’ expectations for commodity prices corresponded with…
Agri View: Soybean Potential
…accepted that the answer will not be more plants per acre. Nor fertilizer and labor. But, a plant that produces more pods and pods that produce more beans. Well, that…
Agricultural Chemical Use Survey Results Released
…Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is the federal government’s official source of statistics about on-farm and post-harvest commercial fertilizer and pesticide use and pest management practices. NASS conducts agricultural chemical use…
Secretary Perdue Regarding Japan’s Planned Increase of Tariff on U.S. Frozen Beef
…Japanese consumers by raising prices and limiting their access to high-quality U.S. frozen beef. I have asked representatives of the Japanese government directly and clearly to make every effort to…
Antitrust Institute, NFU, Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Farmers at Risk
…President Diana Moss explained, “The merger substantially eliminates competition across a number of important markets. It could squeeze out smaller rivals and saddle farmers and consumers with higher prices, reduced…
Improvements to Margin Protection Program Advance
…in 2009. Despite negative margins and low milk prices, producers have become increasingly displeased with the program’s performance over the years. Many complaints center around the USDA’s calculation of feed…
Canada Wants Dispute Mechanism in NAFTA Redo
…that Canada would continue to defend its system of tariffs and quotas that keep domestic dairy prices high and imports low. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…buoy milk prices being weighed down by large inventories and other factors. Milk production typically falls during summer months, as cows respond to the heat. Record-setting heat in June had…
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…prices high and limit imports. A deal last year that allowed Canadian dairy farmers to sell their milk proteins to domestic processors at a discount, drastically slowing American imports. The…
Love for Bacon Pushing Pork Belly Prices to Record Highs
America loves its bacon, and that love is pushing pork belly prices to record highs. Prices for the part of the hog that’s used to make bacon have jumped roughly…
Ag Lenders Pessimistic About Farm Profits
…remain profitable through the rest of this year. A Farmer Mac analyst said the grains, cattle, and dairy sectors have been hit hardest as market prices remain at the low…