The January Dairy Market Report is now available. Continued growth in domestic butter and cheese consumption, coupled with further recovery of world prices for skim milk powder and whey, strengthened…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…slightly higher than in October. There was, however, a notable difference in wheat prices expectations from October to January as one-third of respondents expected higher prices on the January survey…
Ethanol Exports Reached Record-High 1.01 Billion Gallons in 2016
…a net importer of Brazilian ethanol, but as U.S. producers have become more efficient and world sugar prices have risen, Brazil is now the top recipient of our domestic product.”…
GIPSA Rule Comment Period Extended
…likely would restrict the buying and selling of livestock, lead to consolidation of the livestock industry – putting farmers out of business – and increase consumer prices for meat.” USDA…
First Syngenta Viptera Corn Case Scheduled for June
…the United States. That’s because the discovery of MIR162 in export shipments lead to a pause in corn exports to China, a move the farmers claim depressed corn prices. All…
Pork Industry Says No Bacon Shortage
…million pounds last month, the lowest number since record-keeping began back in 1957. Wholesale prices are already showing an increase. While retail prices aren’t increasing yet, they could rise as…
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
…get U.S. cheese imports into the province. They’re also unhappy that a recent glut of Mexican fruits and vegetables into America are driving down prices for U.S. producers. Texas Ag…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…the U.S. each week is exported, and because of our industry’s incredible productive capacity we need more – not fewer – opportunities to boost that ratio even higher. The U.S….
Agri View: Land Prices
Everett Griner talks about land prices and your possibility of investing in today’s Agri View. Land Prices It hasn’t been to many years back when farmland values exploded. A few…
Report Shows Crop Insurance Saved 21,000 Jobs in 2012 Drought
…and ended up facing big expenses to buy crops at higher prices to fulfill marketing obligations and to feed on-farm livestock. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Making Spinach with Low Oxalate Levels
…on fresh weight that may be useful as sources of low oxalate concentration genes in breeding efforts. Spinach contains higher concentrations of oxalate than most crops, but it is an…
Americans to Eat 1.33 Billion Chicken Wings
…a two percent jump, or about 30 million wings, over last year’s report. It’s 6.5 percent higher, or 80 million wings, over the 2015 Wing Report. To get an idea…
Almond Board: Tools for Managing Irrigation
…to protect ground-and surface-water from potential runoff or leaching of grower inputs. One of these investments is the Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum; a comprehensive manual of irrigation management and scheduling…
Agri View: Tough Year
…Well can sales of used farm equipment attract bigger crowds and more buyers? It is likely to be a year of cutting back on crop inputs. Save money any way…