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  • May 21, 2012
    News

    Wine grape market shifts in game change

    A looming grape shortage and growing demand for California wines have driven grape prices higher, with some grape prices doubling in the span of a year. And wineries that were hit hard by the recession are exploring alternative ways to maintain lower prices for consumers, even while their production costs are rising....More
  • May 18, 2012
    News

    Farmland prices still red-hot

    Net farm assets in the United States are expected to rise to more than $2.2 trillion in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture....More
  • May 17, 2012
    News
    Delta Farm Press

    Hard to ignore 74 million cotton bales

    It’s hard for the cotton market to ignore nearly 74 million bales of supply. That’s one reason why cotton analysts say cotton futures dropped precipitously in early May, despite China continuing to buy cotton to add to its reserves....More
  • May 16, 2012
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    Wheat export prospects getting brighter

    Several factors are coming together that could mean more export sales for U.S. wheat....More
  • May 16, 2012
    News

    Ethanol slashed gas prices $1 in 2011

    Since 2000, the $0.29-per-gallon price dampening impact of greater domestic ethanol use has saved the American economy an average of nearly $40 billion per year. As a result, ethanol has helped the average American household reduce its spending on gasoline by an average of more than $340 per year since 2000....More
  • May 16, 2012
    audio

    US corn ready to play bigger in world market

    Jerry Norton, USDA grains analyst, saying that in the next year or two it's likely that U.S. corn will be a bigger player in world export markets....More
  • May 16, 2012
    News

    Cotton market takes battering

    No one saw this magnitude of cotton downturn coming. Rain has also returned, and while needed and good for the crop, this combined with continued bearish economic news has really hammered the cotton market....More
  • May 16, 2012
    audio

    How will a huge US corn crop play out?

    If our corn growers do produce the huge crop that's being projected, how will that effect those growers and others?...More
  • May 16, 2012
    audio

    Wheat harvest grows as prices drop

    More acres and better yields will mean more U.S. wheat production....More
  • May 16, 2012
    audio

    Major price drop looms for cotton?

    A big buildup in U.S. cotton stocks over the next year could bring on some much lower prices....More
  • May 15, 2012
    audio

    Bright price outlook for US rice

    Rice farmers will probably be one of the few farmers who will enjoy higher prices from this season's crop....More
  • May 14, 2012
    News

    Corn market twists still to come

    USDA projections of U.S. and world corn and feed grain supply-and-demand conditions presented in the May WASDE report set the benchmark by which the corn market will judge unfolding events. Those events are continually unfolding, with some of the more important ones to be revealed this summer....More
  • May 14, 2012
    News

    US battles India’s restrictions on ag imports

    The U.S. has requested the World Trade Organization establish a dispute settlement panel to decide U.S. claims regarding the government of India’s restrictions on imports of various U.S. agricultural products, including poultry meat and chicken eggs....More
  • May 11, 2012
    News

    Big corn and wheat, small prices

    Record 2012 corn production and above average 2012 wheat production could easily result in relatively low (little) wheat and corn prices. If U.S. and foreign wheat production is greater than currently expected, wheat prices may decline to new crop corn prices....More
  • May 10, 2012
    audio

    US ag export forecast good despite EU questions

    A slow recovery in the world economy and economic uncertainties in Europe ... are these enough to change the outlook for U.S. agricultural export sales?...More
  • May 10, 2012
    audio

    Big corn crop will impact livestock market

    That big projected corn crop will change the market situation for corn and for livestock producers....More
  • May 8, 2012
    News
    Southeast Farm Press

    Price tumble for fresh market vegetables

    A steady supply of fresh-market vegetables is causing price reductions for farmers. While it is expected that demand for fresh vegetables will continue a “slow growth” as consumers continue to improve their diets, prices are not expected to climb, which doesn’t bode well for growers in the short term....More
  • May 2, 2012
    audio

    Trend shows falling farm product prices

    April was not such a great month for farm product prices, at least for the farmers selling those products....More
  • May 1, 2012
    News

    Beef futures rebound slightly

    Cattle futures traders are being cautious as they wait to see how consumers react over mad cow concerns....More
  • Apr. 27, 2012
    News

    China a power player in global corn market

    According to estimates by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of USDA, China is the world’s second largest producer and consumer of corn in 2011/12, with production of 191.8 MMT and consumption of 188.0 MMT....More
  • Apr. 27, 2012
    Commentary

    Fallout from mad cow scare hopefully short-lived 1

    As with any food quality scare, the fallout is usually worse than the incident. Hopefully, the consequences of this mad cow crisis will be short-lived. There are 1.8 million dairy cows in California and finding one positive for BSE is like finding a needle in haystack. As a consumer I am thrilled the needle was found. It proves the nation’s animal health monitoring system works....More
  • Apr. 26, 2012
    News

    Far West cotton weathers storm better than most

    The U.S. cotton industry has experienced historically volatile and economically brutal trading in the past 18 months, and the roller coaster ride may not be over. The highest cotton prices in history followed by equally squat low-valued lint forced a frightening near collapse of the cotton futures market. That could happen again, according to a seasoned cotton trader....More
  • Apr. 26, 2012
    News

    Peeling back the CAFTA layers

    The U.S. continues to face increased competition in markets as CAFTA-DR countries sign FTAs with other countries such as the EU. An advantage in these markets is that the U.S. was first with an FTA rather than catching-up with other countries....More
  • Apr. 25, 2012
    News

    Grain market and refineries competing in high-stakes duel

    A hotly contested competition for feedstock supplies has emerged between the agricultural grain markets and biofuel refineries. This competition has sparked concern for the more fundamental issue of allocating limited farmland resources, which has far-reaching implications for food security, energy security and environmental sustainability....More
  • Apr. 24, 2012
    audio

    Rising crop prices consuming conservation land

    Higher farm product prices are causing landowners to pull land out of long term conservation programs and into production. Is that going to cause soil and water quality problems later on?...More

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