Peanut Allergy Breakthrough and Net Farm Income Continues Decline
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**A potential breakthrough for those with peanut allergies.
From a study by the National Institute of Health, eating gradually increasing doses of store-bought, home-measured peanut butter for about 18 months enabled 100% of children, who initially could tolerate the equivalent of at least half a peanut, to consume three tablespoons of peanut butter without an allergic reaction.
This easy treatment could potentially fulfill an unmet need for about half of children with peanut allergies.
www.morningagclips.com/therapy-helps-peanut-allergic-kids-tolerate-tablespoons-of-peanut-butter/
**Last year's forecast showed the two largest consecutive declines in net farm income history, but that could be improving.
AgWeb.com reports, the year’s first forecast from USDA's
Economic Research Service expects net farm income to reach $180.1 billion, up $41 billion from 2024, while net cash farm income is projected to hit $193.7 billion, up $34.5 billion.
A 34.5% increase in government payments from last year is the key factor behind the income boost.
**A new survey reveals 89% of Americans believe the U.S. should allocate at least one percent of the federal budget to foreign aid, the level currently being spent.
This includes 84% of Republicans and 94% of Democrats.
The survey, conducted by the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland, is especially relevant to U.S. agricultural exporters as foreign aid programs frequently purchase our crops for food aid.
