California Ag Priorities and Beef Sales to China Down
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**California farmers and ranchers gathered at the state Capitol in Sacramento recently to draw attention to key agricultural priorities during this legislative session.
California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass called for immediate action to be taken to support small and mid-sized farms, streamline regulations and invest in innovative water management practices.
Douglass says while there are needed regulations, they should be tailored to support farming and not drive-up costs.
**U.S. beef sales to China took a dive, according to U.S. government data, after Beijing allowed the expiration of registrations that had permitted exports from hundreds of American meat facilities.
A tit-for-tat tariff dispute has also raised duties on U.S. meat and other goods shipped to China, making the products less attractive to Chinese buyers.
This adds new strains to relations between the countries that had reached historic lows in recent years.
**With spring planting season upon us, farmers are closely monitoring nitrogen fertilizer prices, which have been volatile in recent years.
Since 2020, fertilizer constituted 33 to 44% of corn operating costs and 34 to 45% of wheat operating costs, according to the USDA.
After steady increases in recent years, this year’s prices appear to have somewhat stabilized but are still subject to market changes resulting from shifts in fertilizer supply, demand, and trade conditions.
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