3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
U.S. wheat export demand is steady for the second straight month in a growing world market according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for March 2010. Read more details from the report from this AgriMarketing article.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
The wet conditions that created challenges for farmers during the fall harvest have also increased the potential for problems with storing the fall 2009 corn crop. Read more on the problems plaguing farmers from this Pest & Crop article.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
Sugar beet growers are already planting genetically modified seed even though a federal judge is expected to rule any day on an injunction that could bar further planting and use of the crop. Read more details on the situation from this Capital Press report.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
No changes are made on the supply side of the U.S. 2009-10 rice supply and use balance, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture World Agricultural Supply and Demand Report. Read more details from the report on the rice crop from this Western Farm Press article.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
The year 2009 was a very good one for Alabama soybean producers, with a record yield of 40 bushels per acre from approximately 430,000 acres, says Dennis Delaney, Auburn University Extension soybean specialist. Despite challenges, Alabama soybean growers harvested record yields in 2009 and would like to top that this season. Read more on the soybean crops from this Southeast Farm Press article.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
Bunched broccoli and broccoli crowns are in tight supply due to a number of factors. Production is winding down for growers in the desert regions of Western Arizona and the Imperial Valley. Recent ongoing storm activity in the coastal districts of Central & Southern California has resulted in quality issues, lowered yields and planting gaps that will affect supply availability through May, or longer.
Cauliflower is also in tight supply at high prices. Prices are on the rise for celery. Production is on the decline for growers in the desert, while supplies in the coastal districts of Southern California are moderate. Florida celery is available but also not oversupply. We have continued good availability on cello and jumbo carrots in California and Central Arizona.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
Estimates of U.S. ending stocks for cotton and soybeans continue to shrink, according to USDA's March 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. Read more on stocks for these crops as well as corn and wheat from this Southeast Farm Press report.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
When the 2010 growing season begins, Ric Bessin and Doug Johnson, entomologists in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, will be on the lookout for the state's first-ever appearance of three species of stink bugs. Read more on the new stink bugs from this full report.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
Sixty-six percent of the peanut acres in Oklahoma were planted in 2009 to a high oleic variety, according to an Oklahoma State University Production Technology Report. Spanish market types were grown on the greatest acreage in Oklahoma, accounting for 41 percent of the state total. Read more on peanut acreage in the state from this Southwest Farm Press report.
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3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
Updated industry guidelines aim to help California almond producers maintain cleanliness during harvests and delivery. The Almond Board of California's new Good Agricultural Practices manual includes instructions on eliminating molds and other contaminants from developing en route to the processing plant.
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