…stated the project would be eligible for $171.3 million in funding, or roughly six percent of the total cost to build the project which would create a new reservoir to…
Analyst: Labor Shortages and Volatile Feed Prices Ahead for Meat Industry
…price changes could be intensified by all the extra investors in the market. As for labor, he predicts rising competition for labor and associated wage increases over the next 12…
CCM Ramping Up Political Efforts on Behalf of Citrus Growers
…of topics including trade, labor, and water. “Since last fall, we went through an exercise at Citrus Mutual to try to determine how we can be more impactful in creating…
Trump Tariffs Impacting Manufactures, Ag and Beer Makers
…higher globally, increasing the cost of beer production for all brewers. The comments come as President Trump extended his exemption to U.S. trade allies from the ten percent aluminum tariff….
Agri View: What About Pistachios
…of the economy. Most of it goes into nearly 240 acres of land. All of this involves production, labor, and processing. Finally, last year’s crop produced an impact that reached…
Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar at a Record Low
…4.4 percent, ten percent lower than the previous year. The smaller share of the food dollar consumed away from home is due to the cost of restaurant food service and…
Agri View: Tough Year for Cotton Farmers
…and more to synthetic fibers. Synthetics are much more versatile than cotton. Synthetics cost more. But, the versatility outweighs the difference. They will never replace cotton. But, they can make…
Farmers for Free Trade Report Highlights Damage from Chinese Retaliation
…a tax on American farmers. “They increase the cost of exporting, depress the prices of farm futures, and end up hurting the bottom lines of farmers across the country,” the…
Rabobank: Challenges Ahead for U.S. Global Pork Trade
A Rabobank analysis says the proposed Chinese tariff on U.S pork imports could cost American producers $6 to $8 per head. The Rabobank Pork Quarterly Q2 report says the China-U.S….
Comprehensive New NAFTA Coming Soon
…labor, and dispute settlement mechanisms. “We are certainly in a more intense period of the negotiations and are making good progress,” says Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. U.S. Trade Representative…
Agri View: Current Land Prices
…per acre. Today, that same land will cost them over $3,000.00 an acre. Take into consideration there is more than one way to buy, or sell, farmland. There is land…
Agri View: Trade Problems with China
…reason is, China is the number one steel exporter to the United States. They could very well do the same thing to us. If they don’t, the cost of farm…
Groups on House Agriculture Committee Approving 2018 Farm Bill
…Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), which provides disease diagnostic support. For the other years of the 5-year Farm Bill, there’s $30 million in mandatory funding for state block grants and…
House Members from Across the Country Praise 2018 Farm Bill
…provide the most cost effective, plentiful, and safest food supply in the world. This legislation builds off the strengths of the 2014 Farm Bill and represents the best safety net…