National Ag Day Aviation and Produce Markets Mixed
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**As the nation celebrated National Ag Day Tuesday, the National Agricultural Aviation Association proudly honored the agricultural industry.
National Ag Day was a time to recognize the significant contributions that farmers, ranchers, aerial applicators and the entire ag industry make to our daily lives.
American farmers use aerial application to treat 127 million acres, approximately 28%, of cropland each year to control insects and plant diseases, as well as apply fertilizer and seeds.
**Produce movement and pricing across U.S. markets are showing mixed trends as import volumes shift and seasonal changes take effect.
Avocado shipments from Mexico are increasing with varied pricing, and movement from Mexico's crossings through Texas is expected to increase.
Blueberry imports from Chile are rising and Peruvian volumes are beginning to taper.
Strawberry movement remains steady but prices have dropped, and cucumber supplies from Mexico are climbing due to warm weather.
**The U.S. has reached out to Denmark and other European nations asking if they can export eggs as Americans face surging egg prices.
The Danish egg association says the request from USDA coincides with a raft of new U.S. tariffs on countries, including in Europe, and the threat of more.
U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies.
