It’s no secret that American farmers produced another record corn crop, which means overseas market access will be a big key to limiting losses due to depressed corn prices. The…
U.S. Gets WTO Win on Indonesia’s Beef Import Requirements
…to Indonesia over the first nine months of 2017 are 96 percent higher in volume than the same period last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Grain, Ethanol Markets
CoBank says rising incomes around the globe will help push demand higher and create more opportunities for U.S. exports in grains, oilseeds, and ethanol. A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge…
NAFTA Withdrawal Contingency Plans
…says Perdue, “such as how we would protect our producers with the safety net if prices respond negatively to withdrawal.” Still, Perdue says these are only contingency plans and that…
Record Corn Yield Underscores RFS Success
…fiber, and fuel market demand has been satisfied, and consumer food prices have been held in check. So, congratulations to America’s corn farmers who have worked so hard to achieve…
NIFA to Invest in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…Area Schools, and Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions of higher education. Letters of intent must be received by Dec. 21, 2017, and applications must be received by Feb. 22,…
Less Than Two Percent of Food Violates Pesticide Residue Standards
…outperforming imported food. The FDA analyzed 6,000 samples of food, with quite a bit more of the samples from imported foods because they typically have higher residues than domestic foods…
Ag Groups Ask Trump to Implement Farmer Fair Practice Rules
…our market prices, dictating much of what happens on our farms and ranches,” says Johnson. “We’re urging the president to take the first step in addressing these abusive practices by…
Producers More Optimistic in October Survey
…But, the Index of Current Conditions was a little lower than the previous month. Compared to the July survey, fewer producers expect higher corn, soybean, and wheat prices over the…
Global Food Prices Reported Lower
…down. The vegetable oil, sugar and meat price sub-indexes all decreased, while cereal grain prices were up a half a percent, led by higher rice prices even as wheat quotations…
Grain Traders Getting Squeezed by Oversupply
Over the past few years, farmers have cut their spending due to low commodity prices caused, in part, by a global glut of commodities. A Dow Jones report says it’s…
Almond Board: Leadership Program Personal Experience
…the industry address the challenges facing agriculture. As a Federal Marketing Order, it is important to note that the Board is prohibited from lobbying and setting field or market prices….
China Pork Imports to Increase
…import demand has been one area of distortion in global pork markets over the past one to two years, and a diversion in prices for certain cuts has been another,…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2018
…are not enrolled for the 2018 enrollment period will not be eligible for financial assistance from the ARC or PLC programs for the 2018 crop should crop prices or farm…