…raising prices on consumers. “The vast majority of the industry remains united in its opposition to any change to the point of obligation. An America-first energy policy means American consumers…
Federal Reserve Makes Expected Interest Rate Increase
…interest rate increases mean more of the same for the farm economy, which is slumping amid low commodity prices. The increase will likely impact loans for big-ticket items, such as…
Maximizing Profits with Poultry Litter
…Service (ARS) researcher has learned that using poultry litter as fertilizer can help cotton growers in the Southeast maximize profits. Poultry litter (chicken manure, spilled feed, excess feathers, and other…
Farmers, Ranchers Ask Congress to Strengthen Safety Net
…prices in 2018 and beyond, this situation threatens to quickly and vastly expand with each and every crop year.” The advocates also applauded the House Agriculture Committee for drawing attention…
Ozone Pollution Damages China Rice Production
…in five provinces of Southeast China. The researchers designed their model to take into account annual variations such as weather, fertilizer use and natural disasters, which also could impact rice…
Agri View: 2017 Planting
…to soybeans, or vice versa. That is normal. But, what about the other big crops? Some cotton farmers will delay as long as they can hoping the prices will be…
Grape Crush Shows Bounce-Back Year
…price of all varieties was $762.84, up 13.6 percent from 2015. Average prices for the 2016 crop by type were as follows: red wine grapes, $918.34, up 16.3 percent from…
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
…Korea’s domestic pork prices have exceeded year-ago levels since late December due to a number of factors, including strong demand (especially for pork belly), relatively high domestic beef prices and…
National Milk Producers Make Farm Bill Recommendations
…Department determines the individual monthly prices of feed, adjustments to premiums, making margin determinations monthly, rather than bimonthly, expanding the Livestock Gross Margin program and allowing producers to use both…
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…weather during harvest, the industry is confident about this year’s crop. “Other than (the rain), the season has gone real well. Prices are good. People are enjoying the fruit, and…
Global Food Prices Edging Higher
…month and sugar prices increased 1.6 percent. The index shows global vegetable oil prices decreased 7.6 percent. Finally, dairy prices were up slightly from January, but reached the highest level…
India Reconsidering Wheat Import Tax
…Minister of India and government officials want to curb imports to avoid a crash in local wheat prices, which would bring on a backlash from millions of poorer citizens. Many…
January Agriculture Prices Report
January Prices Received Index Decreased 1.6 Percent The January Agriculture Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 86.4, decreased 1.6 percent from December 2016. At 78.3, the Crop Production Index decreased…
Agri View: Quicker Aid
…three years. Cotton prices fell nearly forty percent in 2014 and farmers had no official program to help cover their losses. As a result finding any financial aid for their…