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California's snowpack is at 110% of its seasonal average, signaling spring snowmelt. Recent storms have boosted levels significantly.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack tells www.dairyherd.com the USDA is looking for "creative" ways to sell more U.S. dairy products in Canada after a trade dispute panel ruled in favor of Canadian restrictions on dairy import quotas.

A recent U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute panel is allowing Canada to continue restricting dairy access that the U.S. negotiated under the agreement.

The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose four points in October to 110.

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index averaged 121.4 points in August, a 2.6-point drop from July, reversing the rebound registered that month.

Building on a robust first half of the year, July pork exports continue to outpace 2022 levels. The U.S. and India resolved their last outstanding dispute at the World Trade Organization.

The American Farm Bureau released its priorities for what may be the most consequential legislation for agriculture in 2023 farm bill.

Despite water shortages and continued drought in 2021, California farms and ranches took in $51.1 billion in cash receipts, a 3.6% increase over 2020.

Landowners told the USDA they’ll take 1.7 million acres out of the long-term Conservation Reserve and put it back into crop production, betting on profits from sky-high commodity prices.

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization says its Food Price Index set a record in March. The index averaged 159.3 points, up almost 18 points from February.