…vegetable oils, more than offsetting firmer dairy, meat and sugar prices. Average prices for cereal grains fell 2.8 percent for the month, and vegetable oil prices were down the same….
USDA Announces Assistance for Dairy Farmers
…selected by the dairy producer, ranging from $4 to $8, for a specified consecutive two-month period. Vilsack also urged dairy producers to evaluate their enrollment options for 2017, as the…
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
…evaluate their enrollment options for 2017, as the enrollment period is currently scheduled to end Sept. 30, 2016. By supporting a strong farm safety net, expanding credit options and growing…
Russia and Japan Meet to Talk Exports
Russia Wants to Export Poultry and Beef Exports to Japan Russia is exploring ways to export more poultry and beef products to Japan. Meatingplace reports that officials from Russia and…
Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement
…impacted by the announcement as there’s no more country of origin labeling that shows where imported meat has come from. Trade between Brazil and the U.S. is expected to resume…
Livestock Review
…pounds of red meat were produced in June 2016, and 100,000 pounds of red meat were produced in Nevada. California Milk Production California milk producers had a total of 1.77…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
…Newton North High School Newtonville Massachusetts 8th LaBrae High School Leavittsburg Ohio 9th The Mount Academy Esopus New York 10th Miami Palmetto Senior High Pinecrest Florida The 2017 Envirothon will…
Dockers Union Contract Negotiations
…– retroactive to July 1, 2014 – after protracted labor talks and a nearly four-month work slowdown that harmed U.S. exporters. The U.S. meat and poultry sectors lost an estimated…
Beef Exports Reopen to Brazil
…with Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture to allow access for U.S. beef and beef products to the Brazilian market for the first time since 2003. Brazil’s action, according to USDA, reflects…
U.S. Grains Council Elects New Chairman
…Corn Producers Board, at-large director Mark Seastrand, North Dakota Barley Council, barley sector director Jim Stuever, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, at-large director The new board will serve until July 2017….
Fresno Food Expo Reports Record Year
…California companies as buyer numbers and purchasing power continues to grow, establishing our region as a global agricultural powerhouse. The 2017 Fresno Food Expo will be July 27, 2017. The…
Dollar General Buys Walmart Express Locations
Dollar General Buys Walmart Express Locations, Will Expand Meat Offerings Dollar General announced this week the discount retailer has purchased 41 former Wal-Mart Express locations across 11 states. Dollar General…
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…more in-depth survey that will take place between October 2016 and February 2017. The privacy of all respondents is safeguarded, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified,…
Agri View: Food Production
…increased demand for meat, eggs, and dairy, boosting pressure to grow more corn and soybeans to feed more cattle, pigs, and chickens. If these trends continue, the double whammy of…