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2024 Pistachio Crop Estimate Report
Download the 2nd Annual Pistachio Crop Estimate Report!
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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The 2024 California Almond Objective Measurement Report is Out and Brings Good News
The 2024 California almond production forecast is 2.80 billion meat pounds, down 7% from May's subjective forecast and 13% higher than....
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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U.S. Consumers Are Paying 20% More for Their Coffee Than They Were in April 2023
U.S. consumers are paying more for their daily coffees. Imported coffee prices have risen 65% since January 2021, and coffee grounds have...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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3 New Sneaky California Water Initiatives to Look Out For on This November‘s Ballot
California Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators are fast-tracking three new bills that strip away your rights and will cost you...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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USDA Grants $50M to Help Farms Hire Migrant Workers Under H-2A Program
The awards will help improve the resiliency of the U.S. food supply chain by addressing agriculture labor challenges and instability...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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The World's Most Expensive Tractor
The title of the world's most expensive tractor goes a 109-year-old CASE IH 30-60 dating back to 1913, which sold for an astounding...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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2024 California Processing Tomato Report
California’s tomato processors reported they have or will have contracts for 11.5 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2024, 1% below...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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USDA Awards $300M to Diversify Ag Export Markets Under Regional Agricultural Promotion Program
The U.S. Dairy Export Council plans to expand its presence in Africa by utilizing RAPP funding to better understand and develop dairy...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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USDA Invests $32 Million in 3 California Domestic Fertilizer Companies
Corigin Solutions Inc. in Merced received a $2.8 million grant and will use it to expand its carbon removal facility....
by Sara VanderPoel
May 29, 20242 min read
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Pay-to-Play: What Companies are Spending to Lobby for the 2024 Farm Bill
Pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and ag groups have spent over $500M lobbying Congress for what they want to be included in the 2024 Farm Bill
by Sara VanderPoel
May 22, 20241 min read
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California Reports First Increase in Groundwater Storage Since 2019
California achieved 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge during Water Year 2023, which is nearly the water storage capa...
by Sara VanderPoel
May 8, 20242 min read
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U.S. to Raise Tariffs on Phosphate Imports From Morocco to 14.21% From 2.12%
The proposed new rates will go into effect in November and apply retroactively to 2022 imports and will act as the new provisional rate...
by Sara VanderPoel
May 8, 20242 min read
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New Labor Rule Tightens Protections for H-2A Farmworkers Starting June 28th
The new protections for H-2A employees include a right to participate in advocacy efforts over working conditions and restrictions on...
by Sara VanderPoel
May 7, 20243 min read
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2024 CA Tomato Price Agreement Reached Between All Processors- Price Set at $112.5/ton
"CTGA considers $112.50 to be a fair and reasonable Base Price for this season. The Board also felt it was important to establish...
by Sara VanderPoel
May 7, 20241 min read
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