East Coast Broccoli Industry and Building Corn Demand
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**The burgeoning East Coast broccoli industry is helping slightly lower costs and reduce reliance on drought-prone Western states like California, the nation’s top broccoli producer.
www.morningagclips.com reports the East Coast broccoli industry includes 10 states from Maine to Florida, each with its own growing season.
Broccoli is only produced in the winter in Florida and Georgia, moving north to South Carolina, and then up the coast as the year progresses.
www.morningagclips.com/east-coast-broccoli-lowers-costs-and-risks-from-california-drought/
**USDA announced a new initiative providing up to $500 million to help small and midsize beef processors remain competitive as historically tight cattle supplies continue.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins said the new Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers Program will offer temporary payments to eligible U.S.-owned processors to help offset rising cattle acquisition costs and encouraging continued slaughter capacity.
The nation's four LARGEST processors are NOT eligible for the program.
**The National Corn Growers Association released a new strategy outlining how the U.S. corn industry can build demand, emphasizing the need for new domestic and international markets.
The report calls for expanding traditional uses of corn while investing in emerging markets like sustainable aviation fuel, marine biofuels, and other bio-based products.
NCGA says rising yields and added productivity gains require new sources of demand to support profitability.
