…on August 1, 2016, down 14 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 268 thousand during July…
Canada Records Records Beef Herd Increase
…noting “a significant supply increase likely won’t be seen until 2020 at the earliest,” in Canada. Overall, cattle inventories are still down 21.8 percent from the peak level recorded in…
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
…HFCS prices have risen since 2014, said corn wet millers and sweetener traders, when Cargill shuttered its corn syrup plant in Memphis, Tennessee. The reduced production capacity reduced supply to…
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
…million people and nearly one million acres of farmland. The proposed Water Supply Contract Extension project involves extending the State Water Project water supply contracts beyond 2035, which is the…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…projects on farms and in communities across the country. You can find local and regional supply chain resources on the KYF2 website and use the KYF2 Compass to locate USDA…
Zika Virus Battle
…supply of standing water in the buried pipe beneath the soil surface, which provide sites for mosquito development. To test the theory, the CMAD personnel went door to door in…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
…is a huge win for the American people, giving us cleaner air, more money saved at the pump, and real benefits for consumers across the supply chain,” said Transportation Secretary…
Indonesian Wheat Milling Executives Coming to America
U.S. Wheat Associates will bring milling executives from one of the largest Indonesian companies to America this month to tour the U.S. wheat supply chain. The managers of four different…
Obama Tells Congress That TPP Is Coming
…football with the topic. Obama called America, “A part of the global economy,” stressing the necessity of international supply chains and the importance of the export sector to U.S. jobs…
Agri View: Modern Technology
…the book down. What technology is going to grow you a watermelon? How will the internet supply our cereal manufacturers? We can’t even get our minds together on genetically modified…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…the Central Valley. This is roughly 14 percent less than a normal statewide surface water supply for crops. This shortage is reduced with nearly 1.9 million acre-foot of additional groundwater…
Restaurant Chain Apologizes to Beef Producers
The Canada-based restaurant chain Earl’s has apologized to beef producers in the spat between the two over an announcement the chain would only serve 100 percent Certified Humane beef. The…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…years and that demand from canneries and packers is even stronger this year. “Over the years, orchards have come out and supply is now in line with demand, to the…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
…led to a worldwide imbalance between supply and demand, pushing prices down for farmers around the world. U.S. dairy exports have slumped, leading to a large domestic buildup of American-type…