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Fruits and vegetables expected to have availability, quality hiccups following heatwave

07/17/24 7:03 AM By Rebekah Alvey

Given a heat spike that hit much of the West Coast last week, some row crop vegetables are expected to demonstrate quality and shelf-life issues.

Lawmakers urge against work stoppage at West Coast ports

06/30/22 5:06 PM By Bill Tomson

Time is running out for the union representing workers at West Coast ports and their employers to negotiate new labor contracts by the time they expire on Friday, and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are urging against work stoppages if talks are unsuccessful.

Multiple challenges hamper commercial Dungeness crab season

04/28/21 7:29 AM By Amy Mayer

As restaurants reopen and other pandemic restrictions continue to ease, food producers are watching to see how consumers' buying and dining habits will change. For fishermen, too, questions loom about demand, especially for higher-end products such as Dungeness crab.

Despite some relief last winter, West Coast still needs more rain

10/18/17 6:15 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2017 – West Coast states are thirsting for a friendly long-term weather forecast, and the region’s upcoming rainy season can’t arrive fast enough, following a typically rainless summer in largely arid Southern California and recent months of drought across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

Biodiesel imports jumped by 65 percent

03/19/17 11:05 AM By Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65 percent in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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04.11.2025

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 11, 2025: Rep. Newhouse on tariffs, USDA staff reductions

President Donald Trump this week temporarily paused country-specific reciprocal tariffs while those applied to China increased to 125%. We asked Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., how the move could change the U.S.' ag trading relationship with China and his thoughts on staff reductions at the Agriculture Department.

Then, Tim Lust from the National Sorghum Producers and Ken Barbic with Invariant discuss the tariffs, including how long producers can wait for government payments for market loss.

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