Stone Fruit Early Harvest and USMCA Review
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**An unusually early California stone fruit harvest is expected to reduce supplies of organic peaches, nectarines and plums later this summer, creating a tighter market in August, growers say.
California growers began harvesting organic stone fruit weeks ahead of normal after favorable spring weather accelerated crop development.
The rapid pace has compressed the season and is expected to leave fewer volumes available in August.
Despite smaller fruit sizes, growers report excellent eating quality.
**American ag groups reacted to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada launching the first joint review of the USMCA.
U.S. Dairy Export Council Vice President, Shawna Morris says getting USMCA right matters enormously to our industry, which ships more than 40% of U.S. dairy exports to Canada and Mexico.
The agreement is also vital for U.S. pork exports.
The Trump administration decided to not approve renewal of the agreement in its current state.
**Family farmers receive just 11.8 cents of every dollar consumers spend on food, according to an updated National Farmers Union report.
The report tracks the farmers’ share of popular cookout foods and highlights the growing gap between grocery prices and what producers earn.
NFU says the figures come as farm finances remain under pressure, with bankruptcies rising 46% from 2024 to 25, record farm debt, and continued high input costs for producers.
