…of the average of five commodity group price indices, weighted with the average export shares of each of the groups for 2002-2004. The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 170.9…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…persimmons, pistachios, plums, pomegranates, potatoes, prunes, pumpkins, raspberries, red kidney beans, rice, romaine lettuce, spinach, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, sweet potato, tangerines, tomatoes, turkey, walnuts, watermelon, wheat State products of…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…and medium grain rice (except for temperate Japonica rice), which will be announced in November, remaining oilseeds and chickpeas, which will be announced in December, and temperate Japonica rice, which…
Sacramento Valley Rice Harvest Accelerates
…prices. This comes as state rice inventories have been building. Marketers say lower prices now allow them to sell more rice and win back price-sensitive markets that had largely turned…
The California Kitchen: Pumpkin Risotto
…Garlic Diced Small 1 Cup Arborio Rice 1 QT Beef Stock 5 T Pumpkin Puree 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen…
Greenpeace Co-founder Changes Stance on Biotech
…Greenpeace attempts to block genetically modified crops. Referring to Golden Rice, he called the efforts by Greenpeace a “crime against humanity.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
American Agricultural Trade with Cuba
…Conaway’s opening statement with the archived webcast below. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Mark Isbell, Rice Producer, North Little Rock, AR, on behalf of USA Rice Mr. Matt Gibson, Vice…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…price support” programs. Pursuant to the market price support programs, China announces on an annual basis the minimum prices at which the government will purchase Indica rice, Japonica rice, wheat,…
September Crop Production Report
…Yield is forecast at 1,518 pounds per acre. Rice All rice production in California for 2016 is forecast at 48.6 million cwt., up 30 percent from the previous year. The…
Conaway Applauds Initiation of Enforcement Action Against China’s Agricultural Subsidies
…announcing the U.S. has launched a new trade enforcement action against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a result of China’s excessive government support for corn, rice, and…
WASDE at a Glance
…faster than supplies, world ending stocks are lowered 3.8 million tons but remain record large. Rice: U.S. 2016/17 all rice supplies are reduced 0.6 million hundredweight due to a lower…
National Chicken Month
…totaling $1.35 on products from NCM sponsors Uncle Ben’s Rice and Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce and an offer for a free recipe booklet and sample packets from Mrs. Dash Seasoning. Shoppers…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…forecast down about 3 percent in 2016. Net Cash Farm Income Higher for Farm Businesses Specializing** in Wheat, Cotton, and Rice; Flat or Declining for Other Specializations in 2016 After…
Rice Crop Condition Still Dropping
The condition of the rice crop is still dropping, but only slightly. Gary Crawford has the story. Rice Crop Condition Still Dropping…