**Despite occasional slowdowns caused by rain, California rice farmers have had good weather for planting their 2020 crops, but acreage may be less than estimated, as some water districts have restricted irrigation supplies.
Farmers have also struggled with reduced availability of a key fertilizer, because imports faced pandemic-related shipping delays...
U.S.-grown tree fruit has been more plentiful. Government estimates show apple production up 4%, peach crops up 13% and the cherry harvest up 5% compared to a year ago.
A controversial California ballot initiative, which passed in November, will significantly increase the price of pork for consumers both in California and nationwide.
The impact of China's African swine fever outbreak has grown, as the disease arrived in one of the country's largest production areas as pork stockpiles fall rapidly.
Stockholders of Bayer have been concerned about their investment in the company that bought Monsanto for $66 Billion and has to pay a huge settlement of Roundup.
Getting immigration legislation through Congress looks like a boat a drifted. U.S. pork and beef dishes highlighted Foodex Asia’s largest food trade show.