…even when they provide wages higher than those paid by other local jobs. This “between a rock and hard place” dilemma has grown more acute as the national unemployment rate…
March WASDE Report Released This Week
…and use changes for 2016/2017 include higher crush, lower exports, and increased ending stocks compared with last month’s report. Global oilseed estimates include higher production, exports, and global ending stocks…
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…
Ag Economy Barometer Retracts from January High
…the fall and winter of 2015-2016, as evidenced by the Index of Future Expectations remaining 48 points higher than during the base period. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasters….
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…
The Case Against More Farm Bill Funding
…higher than the average of all U.S. households. Scott Faber is the Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the EWG and says subsidies incentivize farmers to plant certain crops rather…
Almond Board: When Should You Water?
…almond production and tree health, as well as in ways to protect ground-and surface-water from potential runoff or leaching of grower inputs. One of these investments is the Almond Irrigation…
India Reconsidering Wheat Import Tax
…a supply shortage after two years of drought. Higher imports and expectations of a bumper crop this year have government officials seriously thinking about re-instituting the import tax. The Prime…
Snowpack Water Content Remains Far above Average
…(201 percent of average) respectively. State Climatologist Michael Anderson said the winter season has been “historic,” especially in the central and southern Sierra where elevations are higher and where snowfall…
Farm Sector Working Capital to Decrease in 2017
…capital, which is the difference between current assets like cash and inventory, and short term debt. Higher working capital means much better financial health for the farm sector. The USDA…
January Agriculture Prices Report
…3.1 percent. At 96.6, the Livestock Production Index increased 2.3 percent. Producers received lower prices for market eggs, turkeys, tomatoes, and cauliflower but higher prices for cattle, hogs, broilers, and…
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…