…demand is also projected to strengthen as well. China is expected to overtake Canada as the top destination for American agricultural products. USDA also revised the fiscal year 2016 export…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…and reducing pre-pay practices have retailers unsure about demand opportunities. Being more price sensitive creates additional competitive pressures on ag retailers as farmers explore new supplier sources in search of…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
…have experienced a turn around very much in demand going into this harvest,” Waycott said. “I think there was a lot of pent up demand that the lower price has…
Algeria Returns to U.S. Corn
…new pockets of demand for corn and other feed grain products. “The U.S. is taking advantage of the poor crop and port congestion situation in South America and is recapturing…
Agri View: Duck Eggs
Everett Griner talks about the use and demand for duck eggs increasing in today’s Agri View. Duck Eggs Now I have spent most of my time this week talking how…
Schneider Electric SE Mulling Sale of DTN
…lower demand stemming from decreased oil and gas prices. Sources tell Bloomberg Schneider does not consider DTN a “core operation,” despite being a solid, profitable business. DTN would likely attract…
NMPF Statement on Decision to Purchase Cheese to Help Dairy Farmers
…made to USDA by NMPF on August 12. “This cheese purchase will provide some assistance to America’s dairy farmers through increased demand for their milk, while also serving the needs…
Low Supply Restricts Pecan Products
…you are going to find that people are going to get more interested in pecans and they will start growing more because the demand is going to demand it,” Dees…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…percent over the past two years. “We understand that the nation’s dairy producers are experiencing challenges due to market conditions and that food banks continue to see strong demand for…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…ago, including 1,000 in Waterloo. Ken Golden, a Deere spokesman, said the company continues to adjust the size of the company’s production workforce to meet market demand for products manufactured…
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
The four major U.S. corn syrup makers are raising prices at a time of slowing demand. Corn sweetener manufacturers like Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill sent letters to customers earlier…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…supplies did not keep up with demand. The drought, he said, suppressed any real growth in production, while demand for almonds continued to rise. “We needed bigger crops, frankly,” Cummings…
Rabobank: Land Rent Values Must Decline
…on land values and rent prices. Rabobank says from 2006 to 2013, significant increases in commodity prices, due to surging demand, signaled the need for more land to be converted…
U.S. Dairy Farmers Ask USDA to Buy Cheese
…over one year, and improve dairy farmer income by $380 million dollars. Worldwide demand has slumped over the last two years, with a large part of that due to fewer…