Self-Pollinating Almonds and Ethanol Export Records
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Two California companies are in the final stretch of a multiyear marathon to bring farmers the world’s first Nonpareil almond variety that can pollinate itself.
It’s a development that could help growers reduce the need for bees, lower production costs and increase their bottom line.
Ohalo Genetics and Burchell Nursery plan to begin nursery trials this year and have limited supplies by late 2026.
Both expect commercial deliveries in 2027.
**During last week’s CattleCon, the popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar shared expert market and weather analysis.
Included was the U.S. beef industry looking for another year of strong market performance, driven by tight cattle supplies and robust consumer demand.
Following years of contraction, the beef cowherd should stabilize with the resulting supply constraints shifting market leverage in favor of cattle producers.
Weather will play a big part in grazing availability, herd expansion and cattle prices.
**Growth Energy applauded new data showing new U.S. export records for ethanol in 2024.
The U.S. exported 1.9 billion gallons of ethanol worth $4.3 billion in 2024, exceeding the 2018 record for volume, and the 2023 record for value.
CEO Emily Skor says the world looks to the U.S. to meet its fuel needs and American producers are delivering in a way that supports economic growth at home and abroad.
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