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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
U.S. farmers are going to be producing and exporting a lot more grain and oilseeds for their respective 2023-24 marketing years, according to new forecasts released Thursday at USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum.
The Agriculture Department reduced its fiscal 2023 forecast for U.S. ag exports to $190 billion, a $3.5 billion drop from the agency’s last estimate in August, largely reflecting weaker expectations for soybean sales.
The Department of Agriculture Wednesday lowered its estimates for soybean yields, production and exports for the 2022-23 marketing year while acknowledging that Brazil will likely have a much larger harvest early next year.
A new report by USDA’s Economic Research Service demonstrates how federal risk management programs have changed and attracted more specialty crop producers, while also investigating the decision-making process for participation.
The USDA Tuesday raised its forecast for ag exports in fiscal year 2022 to $196 billion, but the department also predicted the value of overseas shipments will fall in FY 2023.
The nation’s organic dairies are growing in their ability to produce milk relative to the inputs in the production process, but not nearly at the same rate as other dairies in the country, according to new research from the Department of Agriculture.
The retaliatory duties imposed on U.S. farm exports as a result of the Trump administration's tariffs cost the American ag sector $27 billion from mid-2018 through 2019, according to a new analysis by USDA's Economic Research Service.
Agricultural productivity worldwide isn’t growing nearly fast enough to keep up with the global demand for food in 2050 amid the impact of climate change, according to an annual report that incorporates fresh data from USDA.
The nation's top ag official will participate in a “Fireside Chat” with a former central coast congressman as part of a CSU Monterey Bay webinar introducing students to programs and jobs at USDA.
