…they have already lost considerable export sales as a result of the Ontario dairy policy introduced this past spring.” These types of programs are intended to discourage the use of…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…high-speed precision planting retrofit kits at a fraction of the cost of a new planter, “Precision Planting posed a formidable challenge to Deere and its profitable sales of new planters.”…
Theft of 500 Cows in New Zealand
…A spokesperson for New Zealand’s Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group says the cattle were likely butchered somewhere for illegal meat sales. The cattle were worth an estimated equivalent of $725,000,…
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
…increases in overseas sales of U.S. oilseeds and products, horticultural goods, cotton, livestock, dairy and poultry. And with a rise in global economic growth, global beef demand is expected to…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…ways to lower expenses. Fertilizer sales usually account for about half of ag retailers’ total revenue, so falling prices have made it difficult for them to maintain positive margins. Forecasts…
Algeria Returns to U.S. Corn
U.S. corn sales to Algeria are making a strong showing in 2016, doubling 2014-15 marketing year imports. A U.S. Department of Agriculture’ export sales report showed 527,000 metric tons—20.7 million…
Agri View: Duck Eggs
…sells, duck eggs. Since he started the man has exceeded production. This is not your average duck though. It is a duck bred for laying purposes. Sales are strong because…
BPI Dropping Some from “Pink Slime’ Lawsuit
…complaint. The lawsuit was filed over a series of reports BPI alleges were inaccurate and cost the company a significant chunk of its sales of lean finely textured beef. Politico…
August Dairy Market Report
…record inventory levels. Commercial Use of Dairy Products Sales of all fluid milk products during March–May were just 0.1 percent less than a year earlier. Within this period, year-over-year sales…
Ritchie Bros.’ Largest-Ever Tipton, CA Auction
…a largely construction and transportation focused auction last week and set a new site sales record in the process. On August 17, more than 1,350 equipment items were sold for…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…Deere 8360R Tractor (Courtesy John Deere) Deere & Co. will layoff about 145 production workers in Waterloo and Davenport in September, the maker of the iconic green tractors and combines…
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…California’s peer-reviewed journal California Agriculture examines the impact of the methyl bromide phaseout on strawberries, California’s third most valuable crop, behind only almonds and grapes, with annual farmgate sales of…
Chicken Consumption Study
…list of protein being consumed most often per week. And while retail sales continue to be strong, the survey shows that more people are eating chicken away from home, which…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…corporations to boost their foreign sales. Every trade agreement must be studied on its own merits. Some are good, some are bad. I have carefully analyzed the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a…