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Commodity Prices Report 7/15 - 7/19
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!

by AGC News
Jul 17, 20241 min read


What You Should Know About OSHA's Newly Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule
The proposed rule has different heat-index triggers at 80ºF and 90ºF, but with temperatures currently over 100 degrees for the past mon...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 17, 20242 min read


Catastrophic Floods in Southern Brazil and What it Means for The World’s Largest Net Exporter of Agricultural Goods
From April 24 to May 4th, Rio Grande do Sol received 16.5 inches of rain. The estimated $600M of losses to the agriculture sectors...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 24, 20241 min read


3 New Sneaky California Water Initiatives to Look Out For on This November‘s Ballot
California Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators are fast-tracking three new bills that strip away your rights and will cost you...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 24, 20242 min read


USDA Grants $50M to Help Farms Hire Migrant Workers Under H-2A Program
The awards will help improve the resiliency of the U.S. food supply chain by addressing agriculture labor challenges and instability...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read


The World's Most Expensive Tractor
The title of the world's most expensive tractor goes a 109-year-old CASE IH 30-60 dating back to 1913, which sold for an astounding...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Crop Insurance Coverage Exceeds 500 Million Acres for First Time - Up 85% From 2016
Overall enrollment in crop insurance was up 85% in the seven years from 2016. In total, there are roughly 880 million acres of farmland in..

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read


China Bans US Meat Exports from Major West Coast Logistics Facility, Disrupting Shipping
China has banned meat exports from a West Coast cold storage facility near the Port of Oakland after traces of the feed additive ractopamine

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read


June 2024 Average Retail Fertilizer Prices Move Lower
Prices for seven of the eight major fertilizers were down from last month. DAP had an average price of $781 per ton, MAP $827/ton, potash...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 12, 20241 min read


International Freight Prices Are On the Rise Again - Up 12% Last Week Overall
The latest Drewry WCI composite index of $4,716 per 40ft container is 232% more than average 2019 (pre-pandemic) rates of $1,420...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 10, 20241 min read


Wonderful Co Sues to Stop California Card-check Law That Makes it Easier to Unionize Farmworkers
The Wonderful Co., which markets Wonderful Pistachios, POM Wonderful juices, and Fiji Water products, filed the lawsuit May 13 in Kern Cou..

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 10, 20242 min read


June USDA Ag Lending Rates
Last week, the USDA announced loan interest rates for ag producers, effective June 3, 2024...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 10, 20242 min read


Jeff Bezos Donates $30 Million to NC State University to Create Fake Meat Research Center
The research center, named the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein, will include multiple partners from academics and industry, as well...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 5, 20241 min read


USDA Awards $300M to Diversify Ag Export Markets Under Regional Agricultural Promotion Program
The U.S. Dairy Export Council plans to expand its presence in Africa by utilizing RAPP funding to better understand and develop dairy...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 3, 20242 min read


Texas Agriculture Suffers as Mexico Falls Behind on Water Deliveries Promised in 80-Year-Old Treaty
According to a treaty made back in 1944, Mexico agreed to send the US 1.75M acre-feet of water via the Rio Grande every 5 years. In return..

by Sara VanderPoel
May 29, 20242 min read


USDA Invests $32 Million in 3 California Domestic Fertilizer Companies
Corigin Solutions Inc. in Merced received a $2.8 million grant and will use it to expand its carbon removal facility....

by Sara VanderPoel
May 29, 20242 min read


Pay-to-Play: What Companies are Spending to Lobby for the 2024 Farm Bill
Pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and ag groups have spent over $500M lobbying Congress for what they want to be included in the 2024 Farm Bill

by Sara VanderPoel
May 22, 20241 min read


U.S. Ag Secretary Addresses Foreign Land Ownership and Lower Export Volumes at 2024 North American Agricultural Journalists Meeting
Vilsack suggested that China might be reducing its purchases of U.S. agricultural products to signal its displeasure over the various...

by Sara VanderPoel
May 22, 20241 min read


DWR Releases Analysis Showing Benefits of the Delta Conveyance Project Far Exceed Costs
The DCP would add new intake facilities in the North Delta to divert water from the Sacramento River and a tunnel to convey water to the...

by Sara VanderPoel
May 20, 20243 min read


Alabama Becomes Second State to Ban the Sale of Lab-Grown Meat
Governor Kay Ivey has signed SB23 into law, making the manufacture, sale, or distribution of food products produced from cultured animal...

by Sara VanderPoel
May 20, 20241 min read
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