Outreach by the U.S. Grains Council in South Africa over the past year has helped achieve export victories there, with recent sales of U.S. sorghum and biotechnology trait approvals that…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…coupled with India’s reduced exports is helping to support current prices. In addition, unfixed on-call sales are providing support to futures prices. However, the struggling global economy and man-made fiber…
Tyson Foods Tied to Price-Fixing Lawsuit
…sales volume, and demand. Several companies named in the lawsuit filed a motion last month to dismiss the suit, saying that chicken production grew during the time period named in…
Slump in Farmland Values Continues
…2002. Farmland values fell alongside moderate declines in the volume of farmland sales. A majority of bankers reported that fourth-quarter farmland sales were lower than a year ago, following a…
USGC, RFA, Growth Energy Urge Administration to Address China Trade Tariffs on Ethanol, DDGs
…China to subject U.S. DDGS to anti-dumping and countervailing duties,” said Growth Energy CEO, Emily Skor. “While DDGS sales into other markets have partially offset the reduction in U.S. shipments…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
…billion in cash receipts from the sale of crop inventories. The net cash farm income measure counts those sales as part of current-year income while the net farm income measure…
January Dairy Market Report
…Use of Dairy Products Domestic sales of fluid milk dropped by half a percent during August–October, compared to the same period a year earlier. This is in line with recent…
Agri View: Robot Farming
…a driverless tractor. I do not mean a tractor that can just steer itself. We have that already. I mean a tractor that can be programmed for special task and…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…soup, anything that has a cooked tomato used in it.” A big part of sales involves international trade, a hot topic on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. As CTGA President and…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…certified organic farms and ranches within the 50 states. The form asks producers to provide information on acreage, production, and sales, as well as production and marketing practices. The agency…
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…on the benefits those foreign sales bring.” Beginning Feb. 1, Canada is poised to expand the product scope of that provincial program while instituting it nationally. It also intends to…
Trump Trade Action Impact on U.S. Grains
…by export sales. Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S. Grains Council says these moves are…
Americans to Eat 1.33 Billion Chicken Wings
…stores. Although the vast majority of wings eaten during the Super Bowl are purchased from restaurants, bars or wing and pizza joints, wing sales at grocery stores and supermarkets spike…
Agri View: Tough Year
…Well can sales of used farm equipment attract bigger crowds and more buyers? It is likely to be a year of cutting back on crop inputs. Save money any way…