The Annual Planting Intentions survey by the National Cotton Council estimates U.S. cotton acres will expand near 10 percent in 2017, compared to 2016. The survey projects 11.0 million acres…
Agri View: Food Price Index
…prices will go unchanged through next spring. Meat prices will depend on production, and both beef and pork production is expected to rise. Now that is according to the Food…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
Eduardo L. (Eddy) Esteve Eduardo L. (Eddy) Esteve, a merchant from Dallas, Texas, will serve as president of Cotton Council International (CCI) for 2017. He and other CCI officers were…
Farmers Likely to Get Smaller Government Payments in 2017
One factor expected to help bring net farm income down slightly this year is projected lower direct government payments to farmers. Gary Crawford has the story. USDA…
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…March 15, 2017. After careful review of any comments we receive on the proposed updates, we will publish a second notice in the Federal Register announcing our decision. Read the…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…applications. The deadline to apply to become a reviewer is March 20, 2017. AMS will contact selected FMLFPP reviewers in mid-April and FSMIP reviewers in late April. Non-federal reviewers for…
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
…tons (11.8 million bushels) of white maize this year 2017. The Council plans to continue to monitor and respond as necessary to the grain situation in Southern and Eastern Africa….
Agri View: Cellular Agriculture
…like to see farmers stop producing meat. Would be able to know what the taste of bacon is like. Might even enjoy a grilled steak. That is cellular agriculture. That’s…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…today that, “World mill use is expected to exceed world production in 2017, and global cotton stocks are projected to decline by 7.7 million bales in the 2017 balance sheet.”…
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
…up 3.3 percent from 2015 at $765.34 per ton. The entire Grape Crush Report is available online at www.nass.usda.gov/ca. The Final Grape Crush Report will be released March 10, 2017….
USDA Announces Recommended Decision on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
February 22, 2017, Public Meeting Set in Clovis, California The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its recommended decision to establish a California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) that was…
APHIS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Importation of Hass Avocados From Colombia
…2017. The comment period for the proposed rule published on October 27, 2016 is extended until March 20, 2017. APHIS will consider all comments that we receive on or before…
February WASDE Report Released This Week
…higher exports and lower ending stocks relative to last month. The world cotton forecast includes slightly higher consumption and lower ending stocks. Total red meat production for 2017 is lower,…
Tyson Foods Tied to Price-Fixing Lawsuit
…fix poultry prices. An AP report says the Arkansas-based meat producer said the investigation is in its early stages and that they are cooperating with investigators. Last September, a class-action…