Winegrape and Almond Struggles and Higher Tariffs for Canada
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**California farmers are sounding an alarm about the state’s struggling farm economy.
With winegrape and almond prices less profitable in recent years and San Joaquin Valley farmers no longer allowed to burn discarded trees and vines, an increasing number of growers have simply walked away from their orchards and vineyards.
With tens of thousands of abandoned acres, neighboring farms are left to fight insects and rodents from the neglected trees and vines.
**President Trump says Canada will face higher duties for some products beginning next month due to the Canadian government’s decision to retaliate against U.S. duties applied this year.
He also reiterated his call for greater market access for U.S. dairy producers.
From August 1, Canadian products not covered by the USMCA will face a 35% tariff, up from the existing 25%.
Energy products and potash will still face the reduced 10% rate.
**A recent study finds that drought can lengthen heat waves if these two features occur at the same time.
A NOAA/NIDIS research team found that drought increased the average duration of heat waves by 13 to 48 hours at most of the weather stations included in the study.
Nationally, heat waves during drought had an average of about nine more hours of extreme heat compared to heat waves that occur in non-drought conditions.
