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A Third of Fruits and Vegetables Never Eaten and Hog Inventory Higher
The Agribusiness Update
Some 30% of harvested fruits and vegetables worldwide are never eaten due to damage, spoiling or appearance, and the U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1 was 74.5 million head, up 1% from a year earlier.
UF Tomato Research and Stabenow on SNAP Error Rate
The Agribusiness Update
American Farmland Trust is accepting applications to help farmers improve farm viability, access, transfer, permanently protect farmland, or adopt regenerative ag practices, and Senator Debbie Stabenow is not happy about the payment error rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Climate Adaptation Plan Update and SAF Coalition Growing
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA joined 20 agencies in releasing an updated Climate Adaptation Plan to ensure federal operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts, and the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition welcomed ten new organizations into its membership.
Processing Tomato Acreage Down and Trade Mission to South Korea
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers are scaling down their processing tomato acreage this year with boosted inventory, and representatives from 49 U.S. organizations will join the USDA’s agribusiness trade mission to Seoul, South Korea.
Mexican Tomato Antidumping Dispute and Ag Sentiment Down for September
The Agribusiness Update
Mexican Tomato Antidumping debate and Agricultural producers’ sentiment declined for the second month in a row during September.
California Tomato Worries and Cranberry Estimates Down Slightly
The Agribusiness Update
As California growers harvest this season’s processing tomato crop, canneries could struggle to keep up with a backlog, and USDA estimates the national cranberry crop for 2023 will be down 5% from last year.
Cost of Producing Tomatoes Up and Fertilizer Prices Down
The Agribusiness Update
Costs to produce processing tomatoes increased substantially in the past six years, according to a study by the University of California and UC Cooperative Extension farm advisors, and after reaching historic highs in 2022, prices for major fertilizers have trended lower since.
Cost of Producing Tomatoes Up and Fertilizer Prices Down
The Agribusiness Update
Costs to produce processing tomatoes increased substantially in the past six years, according to a study by the University of California and UC Cooperative Extension farm advisors, and after reaching historic highs in 2022, prices for major fertilizers have trended lower since.
Tomato Suspension Agreement and June Rural Mainstreet Index
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Tomato Exchange urges Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement after nearly destroying the U.S. tomato industry, and the June Rural Mainstreet Index went above the threshold for a third-straight month
Florida Tomatoes, Georgia 4-H, and Alabama Vultures
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Processed Tomato Incentive and Deputy Ag Secretary Bronagh Steps Down
The Agribusiness Update
Canneries are expected to offer processing tomato growers higher prices to encourage more plantings, and Deputy Ag Secretary Jewel Bronagh announces she will step down.
Processed Tomato Incentive and Deputy Ag Secretary Bronagh Steps Down
The Agribusiness Update
Canneries are expected to offer processing tomato growers higher prices to encourage more plantings, and Deputy Ag Secretary Jewel Bronagh announces she will step down.
Panel to Address "Unfair" Mexican Trade Practices
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has rejected a formal 301 investigation against Mexico for unfair trade practices involving fresh fruits and vegetables but has put together a panel to look at the issue.
California Organic Tomato Production Up and Animal Product Exports Down
The Agribusiness Update
The production of organic tomatoes in California increases, and some animal product exports drop in first half of 2022.
California Tomato Forecast Lower and World Food Prices Drop
The Agribusiness Update
California's tomato forecast is growing smaller thanks to water shortages, and World Food Prices drop in May for the second straight month.
California Tomato Production Down and Cow Milk Consumption Off
The Agribusiness Update
California's anticipated tomato production is down from last year, and per capita consumption of fluid cow's milk continues to slide downward.
USDA on ASF in Haiti and Bayer to Offer Organic Seeds
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service calls discovery of ASF in Haiti unfortunate but not unexpected, and Bayer to offer organically produced vegetable seeds.