Category: Farm Report

  Lighthizer counts on wave of purchases to lift China to ag goal   China is closer than commonly realized to fulfilling its commitment to buy vast amounts of U.S. food and ag products this year, said U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday, rebutting criticism that the “phase one”… Continue reading

Press China to buy more, farm groups say to Trump   The “phase one” trade agreement with China could be the foundation of rural and food-sector prosperity, said 192 farm and agribusiness groups in a letter to President Trump on Tuesday that called for timely implementation of the pact, signed… Continue reading

Farm income, stressed this year, may drop sharply in 2021   U.S. farm income, under pressure this year from the trade war and coronavirus pandemic, could fall off a cliff next year when record-setting federal payments are due to end, say analysts in early assessments.   China buys 1.11 million… Continue reading

Survey: Unrelenting food insecurity during pandemic   One in five U.S. households say they often or sometimes run out of food, a persistently elevated level of food insecurity as the nation faces its fourth month of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Covid Impact Survey. “Despite some public benefits in… Continue reading

  World Food Prize goes to scientist who ‘transformed the way the world saw soils’   Rattan Lal, one of the world’s leading soil scientists, is this year’s winner of the $250,000 World Food Prize, “the Nobel of agriculture,” for his breakthrough research on the importance of carbon to soil… Continue reading

  Beef prices soar, food inflation is highest in more than eight years   Food prices rose sharply for the second month in a row, with beef recording its largest one-month increase ever, as the U.S. food inflation rate hit 4 percent in May, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics… Continue reading

  Huge federal payments will make up 36 percent of farm income this year   The government will send a record $32.8 billion in direct payments to farmers this year and federal supports will amount to 36 percent of farm income, its largest share since 2001, said the FAPRI think… Continue reading

EPA cancels dicamba registration, allows use of the weedkiller until July 31   Farmers and pesticide applicators can use the weedkiller dicamba until July 31, the EPA announced on Monday as it canceled its approval of the herbicide, as required by an appellate court decision announced last week. The so-called… Continue reading

  There are holes in USDA’s Food Box, say congressional Democrats   When Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talks about hunger relief during the pandemic, he puts the spotlight on the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program. But Democrats in the House and Senate question if the donation program is… Continue reading

  Beef and pork exports run ahead of 2019 pace despite pandemic   Exports of U.S.-grown pork and beef are flowing at a higher volume than in 2019, with a sales value of $4.86 billion through April. Strong meat exports are a sign that the United States is a reliable… Continue reading