Farm Tech Field Day and Potato Sales Higher
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**University of Florida’s Northwest District Extension Agent team is working with its Agriculture and Biological Engineering Department to launch a new Farm Technology Field Day.
The event will be at the UF IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, Florida on Monday, September 23rd.
The field day will be from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The event features three workshops: Tractor Operation, Farm Implement Calibration or Chainsaw Safety.
www.morningagclips.com/farm-technology-field-day-to-be-held-september-23/
**Retail sales of U.S. potatoes increased by both volume and dollar sales in July 2023-thru-June of this year.
www.morningagclips.com reports, volume sales increased by 1.3%, and dollar sales for the year increased by 4.6% to $18.3 billion.
Fresh potatoes saw volume sales increase 2.2%, and potato chips were up 0.2%.
Frozen potatoes remained steady.
The largest volume increase was in deli-prepared sides at 5.4%, at 6% of overall sales.
www.morningagclips.com/potato-retail-sales-see-positive-volume-dollar-sales-growth-in-july-2023-june-2024/
**Albertsons told a federal judge that layoffs, store closures and leaving certain markets would be on the table if its planned merger with Kroger is blocked by the Federal Trade Commission.
The Associated Press reports, the merger, in which Kroger would buy Boise-based Albertsons for $24.6 billion, was announced in 2022.
Since then, the companies have faced the FTC suit that alleges the deal would lead to higher grocery prices, lower-quality products and less choice.
