Republican Leaders from the House Ag and Budget Committees last week announced H.R. 8069, the Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Production Act.
On-farm prices for California-grown green bell peppers have been sharply higher than a year ago, but farmers say that has more to do with short crops in other regions.
China's pork imports almost tripled in March from last year, as buyers sought to plug a huge supply gap after African swine fever decimated their pig herd.
U.S. fresh market apple inventories on November 1st are 15% above year-ago levels. That’s according to the first storage report of the year from the U.S. Apple Association.
Cash and futures hog prices have sky rocketed recently and there’s been one driving force. Livestock economist Scott Brown says we are seeing an increase of ASF in China.
China’s major pork producers sharply cut 2018 profit estimates, after African swine fever devastated prices and demand for pork in the world’s largest hog producer.
The four Farm Bureaus got a surprise during a meeting with Vice-President Mike Pence and Ag Sec. Sonny Perdue. President Trump joined them to hear farmers concerns.