The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, which represents importers of Mexican tomatoes, recently claimed a study showed tomato prices will rise by an average of 52% if antidumping duties are imposed on imports of Mexican tomatoes.
The Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act gives farmers and ranchers the flexibility to protect groundwater sources while also keeping ag lands in production under a new voluntary groundwater easement program.
The USDA projected America’s food and agricultural exports will drop 12% through fiscal year 2026, caused by a global economic slowdown, inflation, higher interest rates, and the strong U.S. dollar.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced it will declare Salmonella as a contaminant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. Larger loans continued to boost lending activity in the second quarter of 2022