…decline in April, compared to food prices in May. The FAO Food Price Index, however, is still 10 percent higher than year-ago levels. The Index consists of the average of…
U.S. on Path to Sustainable Commercial Fishing Waters
…lows, with two new stocks rebuilt in 2016. The reports highlight the collaborative role of NOAA Fisheries and many partners in making continued progress towards ending overfishing, rebuilding stocks, and…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…farmers insure against either low milk prices or high feed costs, but the way the program calculates the relative value of feeds such as corn, soybean meal and hay was…
Urban School Food Alliance Responds to School Nutrition Standard
…Orlando and Broward County in Fort Lauderdale), feeding more three million elementary, middle school and high school students every school day. As many as 90 percent of the children in…
Record Volume for U.S. Pork Exports in March; Beef Exports Remain Strong
…pork included: Strong variety meat demand in China/Hong Kong helped drive exports to the region 5 percent higher in volume (131,036 mt) and 11 percent higher in value ($258.8 million)….
2016 California Wine Sales in U.S. Hit New Record
…an all-time high of 238 million cases to the U.S. in 2016, up 2% from the previous year. California wine sales to all markets, including shipments to the U.S. and…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…Despite their early struggles, farmers agree their year may still turn out fine. Get some 75- to 80-degree temperatures and some north winds blowing, and fields will dry out quickly,…
NFU Disappointed by House Vote for AHCA
…in response: “NFU has long advocated for the right to affordable, high-quality health care for all Americans. Because AHCA would both hinder access to health insurance for millions of people…
Farm Banks Report Ag Lending Gains in 2016
…basis points to 0.54 percent, well below the industry-wide ratio of 1.41 percent. They also continued to build high quality capital, with equity capital rising 3.7 percent to $48.4 billion….
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
…production is forecast to be four percent higher this year. With all this in mind, Rabobank says the U.S. pork sector is off to a strong start in 2017. From…
Monsanto Terminates Sale of Precision Planting to John Deere
…suit to block the sale on August 31, 2016, to block the acquisition. The reasoning behind the suit was the Justice Department felt the sale was a merger-to-monopoly in high-speed…
Ag Producer Sentiment Inches Higher in April
By Jim Mintert, David Widmar and Michael Langemeier Purdue University/CME Group Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. October 2015 to April 2017. Producer sentiment inched higher during April as…
Most Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Find Milk Buyers
…ranged from 80 cows to as high as 3,000. Grassland Dairy Products of Greenwood, Wisconsin, had said this Monday, May 1, was the date it would stop buying milk from…
Western View: Is Global Warming Real?
…baseline was abnormally high anyway, that 10 per cent reduction doesn’t seem significant. But also, Taylor’s reference data shows that in late 2012, polar ice dramatically rebounded and quickly surpassed…