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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.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded nearly $1.5 million for pest management research.

Retail food prices have increased 1.6% in the first six months of 2021, less than the same period last year of 2.9% and equal to the historical average from 2000 to 2019.

Leftovers from winemaking could be repurposed as a food supplement. Researchers at U.C. Davis, studied the grape skins, seeds and other residue left after grapes have been crushed for wine.

Additional sales opportunities for some California farmers and ranchers should open with implementation of the new USMC trade agreement that took effect last Wednesday.

Despite the shocks the pandemic has delivered to the food system, the chief economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture says people "can continue to rely on abundant food supplies."

China has continues progress on and taken several additional steps to meet ag-related commitments in the Phase-One trade agreement.

More vineyards will be removed in California this year, as farmers and wineries work to correct an imbalance of their inventories in supply and demand.

Agricultural tourism continues to grow. Commodities such as grapes, fruit and nut trees, and specialty livestock had a positive impact on tourism revenues.

A ruling last week allows the U.S. to hit European countries with $7.5 billion worth of annual tariffs in retaliation for damages done by subsidies given to Airbus.