…he said. “When the market is completely empty, you can almost name your price. That’s not happening anymore.” Despite these market pressures, Denevan said demand for fresh apples from California…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…outlying quarters. Pork production is reduced on lower expected slaughter in the third quarter. Forecast turkey production is reduced on a slower-than-expected recovery in demand and relatively poor returns to…
USDA Reports Preview
…more than a bushel.” USDA will also release the supply and demand numbers on Thursday and it’s important that the demand side stays high to keep markets afloat. “What we…
June Results Confirm Strong First Half for U.S. Red Meat Exports
…at $511 million (up 38 percent), as the U.S. captured more than 50 percent of the chilled beef market. While demand for U.S. beef is very strong in Japan’s retail…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…the strong dollar overseas. “You’ve seen a reduction in tons over the last few years, and it’s just an effort to balance supply and demand,” Montna said. “The dollar strengthening…
Agri View: Goat Meat Demand and Consumption
Everett Griner talks about the demand and consumption of goat meat in today’s Agri View. Goat Meat Demand and Consumption Where would you go if you wanted to buy some…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…help America’s agricultural enterprises thrive and meet growing consumer demand.” The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension…
Bankers List Goals for New Farm Bill, Ways to Prevent Farm Crisis
…USDA’s Business and Industry program in years where demand for program loans exceed appropriated funds. She also noted more robust and better-financed USDA guaranteed lending programs through the 2018 farm…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…percent of the butter and 8 percent of U.S. cheese. Lower yields of dairy products, she added, could boost demand for milk, as it will take more milk to produce…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…announced animal care improvements that have elevated the welfare of its chickens and promised to meet growing customer and consumer demand for poultry raised to higher welfare standards. The details…
U.S. DDGS Exports Up 16 Percent To Southeast Asia
…U.S. DDGS into their rations and, combined with attractive prices and available supply, are seeing results in increased demand. Learn more about the Council’s efforts to promote U.S. DDGS here….
Record Avocado Sales for Fourth of July
…for the summer holiday season in the U.S., also saw a consumption rate of 118.3 million pounds of avocados. In California, production is down compared to last year, but demand…
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
…plunged 10 percent since 2011, to about two million tons last year, according to data compiled by researcher Euromonitor International. Over the same period, demand has increased in neighboring Poland,…
USDA Releases July WASDE, Crop Production Reports
The recent World Agriculture Supply and Demand (WASDE) report by the Department of Agriculture projects corn and soybean farmers will grow more crop than previously anticipated. USDA on Wednesday increased…