…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…
Slump in Farmland Values Continues
…in the first quarter of 2017. Farmland Values and Cash Rents Farmland values continued to wane in the fourth quarter, according to the Tenth District Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions….
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…exports to Mexico, pork variety meat exports jumped 20 percent in volume to 523,199 mt and 24 percent in value to $999 million – just short of the record levels…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
Highlights From the February 2017 Farm Income Forecast Farm sector profitability measures are mixed for 2017. A narrow cash-based measure, net cash farm income, is forecast to rise by $1.6…
U.S. Trends in Food Availability
…of meat, poultry, fish, shellfish eggs, and nuts per person per day (29 percent over the recommended 5.5 ounce-equivalents) in 2014. Added sugars and sweeteners. In 2014, added sugars and…
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…Brazil (Region 2); Eddie S. Schaap (Region 4); and Cheryl L. Chapin (Region 9). The Dairy Board was established under the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to develop and…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…2017 corn and November 2017 futures prices between Jan. 2017 and fall 2017. Less Impact from Regulations One source of optimism often cited since the November election is the expectation…
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.”…