…last week, said he has observed in the market “more interest in California apples than there has been recently,” driven mostly by the supply gap. “How that translates into better…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…reduced from the previous month as slow growth in milk per cow more than offsets increases in dairy cow numbers. Read the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report….
USDA Reports Preview
The August World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates will include the first USDA yield estimates of the season. The August report has historically pushed the markets up or down significantly….
Global Food Prices Hit Three-year High
…2017, up 2.3 percent from June and the third successive month of increases. The report says a combination of supply constraints and currency movements provided support to prices of most…
Cargill Purchases Southern States Cooperative Animal Feed Business
…The other segments of Southern States Cooperative’s business – retail, farm supply, energy, and agronomy – are not part of the transaction. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…to growers this year stands at $70.50 per ton, down nearly $10 from two years ago, which Montna of the tomato growers association attributed to an oversupply of tomatoes and…
Almond Board: Harvest Dust Tips
…to stage of harvest: Preharvest, Sweeping and Pickup (in English and Spanish); and Harvest Dust Tool Kit, with a key chain to measure sweeper head height, as well as window…
Poultry Producers Comment on NAFTA Renegotiation Plans
…poultry products, including chicken leg quarters, to protect its domestic supply control program for those products. When NAFTA came into force, the U.S. industry believed that those limits would eventually…
Margaritaville Lime Bags
…is a billion dollar brand with 70% brand awareness. Its U.S.-based chain of restaurant and stores sell Jimmy Buffett-themed merchandise. You should start seeing the new Margaritaville lime bags in…
Wind Power Advancing in U.S.
…wind power capacity, as the largest U.S. wind project installed this quarter added 178 MW in the state. Kansas now has enough wind power capacity to supply 1.5 million average…
Exports Slip on NAFTA Uncertainty
…Mexico. Those buyers are looking at South America to supply their needs and it shows in America’s export numbers. Corn, sorghum, and barley exports are down seven percent and will…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…a healthy and safe food supply, we need innovations,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA investments help foster the discovery and translation of new knowledge into science-based management practices to…
Study Claims Glyphosate in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
…the New York Times the company was working to ensure that all the ingredients in its supply chain come from sources that do not include genetically modified organisms, saying “We’re…
Delay of Decision to Impose U.S. Ethanol Import Tariff
…cost, cleanest and highest octane source of fuel in the world. This proposal, if implemented, would have wide-ranging and long-standing impacts on both our industries and the global fuel supply.”…