Even with the price of milk being low. The milk production has increased as much as 11%,. Overall production, last month was 17.2 billion lbs., up 1.3%.
U.S. pork exports is growing in Central America, South America and the Dominican Republic. Thanks to the increase of consumption leading to more opportunities.
Democratic anger the House Farm Bill due to food stamp reforms, Enhancements to the Price Loss Coverage program and expanding the Conservation Reserve Program.
China putting an additional import duty of a 25 percent increase, to the existing 12 percent, on U.S. pork. Improvements made to the Margin Protection Program.
A judge dismissed a lawsuit stopping Arkansas from blocking use of dicamba. The budget for USDA would reduce the premium subsidy and deny coverage to producers.
Arkansas have approved a ban on dicamba use between April 16th and October 31st. A possible merger, Archer-Daniels-Midland has sought deal talks with Bunge.
A return to the ‘federal’ rule of law that prohibits the sale and use of marijuana. U.S. farmers to plant 40 million acres this year, double the 2017 total.
Wheat acreage in the U.S. is expected to be at historic lows again. Arkansas Legislative Council is to provide a final review of the dicamba regulation.
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has passed and its effect will lessens the impact self-employment and income taxes have on producers from its original version. Arkansas and Monsanto facing off on the Dicamba ban. China removing value added tax on distillers dried grains.
The use of generic or off-label dicamba products may have been widespread in Arkansas this year. Agricultural Guestworker Act would replace the existing H-2A program with an H-2C system that allow imported workers to work year-round, but at potentially lower wage rates than now required.