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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


Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for Newly Rebuilt Portion of Friant-Kern Canal is on Friday, June 21
The ceremony is to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the construction project known as the Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project....

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Commodity Prices Report 6/10 - 6/14
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
Allison Hall
Jun 12, 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


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
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