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White House Organizes a Farmers Event While Producers Face Hurricanes and Fire Damage
This event makes clear what cattle producers have known for quite some time: when it comes to agriculture, this administration has priori...
by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 16, 20242 min read
USDA Announces Additional $250 Million in Automatic Assistance for Distressed Farm Loan Borrowers
Since August 2022, the USDA has provided approximately $2.4 billion in assistance to more than 43,900 distressed borrowers...
by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 11, 20244 min read
California Commodity Prices Report 9/23 - 9/27
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 27, 20241 min read
U.S. Agriculture Imports Made Up 6% of Total U.S. Import Value in FY 2023
From fiscal years (FY) 2004 to 2023, the value of U.S. imports of agricultural products rose an average 3.7 percent annually, adjusting...
by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 25, 20241 min read
USDA Report Shows August Milk Production in California Up 2% From Last Year
According to the August Pacific Region Milk Production Report sent out by the USDA | NASS, milk production during the month of August...
by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 23, 20241 min read
AEM Report Shows U.S. Tractor and Combine Sales Down 19% in August 2024
According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturer's (AEM) monthly report, total sales of all U.S. tractors during August 2024 were...
by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 18, 20241 min read
2024 California Walnut Objective Measurement Report
The 2024 California walnut production is forecast at 670,000 tons, down 19% from 2023's production of 824,000 tons. The forecast is based...
by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 4, 20241 min read
September 2024 California Processing Tomato Report
contracted production for California processing tomatoes is forecast at 11.3 million tons, averaging 50.0 tons per acre. The current prod...
by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 4, 20241 min read
California Commodity Prices Report 8/12 - 8/16
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 14, 20241 min read
Israeli Specialty Minerals Company ICL Buys Custom Ag Formulators for $60M
“We are pleased to have Custom Ag Formulators join ICL and bring their expertise to our customers in the U.S.,” said Elad Aharonson...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 29, 20242 min read
2024 Pistachio Crop Estimate Report
Download the 2nd Annual Pistachio Crop Estimate Report!
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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
China Makes It's First Purchase of U.S. Soybeans For the 2024 Crop Year
China made its first soybean purchase of the 2024-2025 crop year, booking 132,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans. By comparison, China made...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 15, 20241 min read
The 2024 California Almond Objective Measurement Report is Out and Brings Good News
The 2024 California almond production forecast is 2.80 billion meat pounds, down 7% from May's subjective forecast and 13% higher than....
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 10, 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
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
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
2024 California Processing Tomato Report
California’s tomato processors reported they have or will have contracts for 11.5 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2024, 1% below...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 5, 20241 min read
2024 CA Tomato Price Agreement Reached Between All Processors- Price Set at $112.5/ton
"CTGA considers $112.50 to be a fair and reasonable Base Price for this season. The Board also felt it was important to establish...
by Sara VanderPoel
May 7, 20241 min read
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