Agriculture

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the South, except in southern Florida, while warmer-than-normal weather will dominate the northern half of the U.S.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across much of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest and from the Midwest to New England. ...

The International Food Information Council recently surveyed more than 1000 Americans to better understand their perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding food and food-purchasing decisions.  AUDIO: Healthy Living on the 2023 Food and Health Survey ...

A top competitor to U.S. pork exports is going through a major production shift.  U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Dan Halstrom says the European Union has been a formidable supplier of pork for several decades. “But their industry is making a massive adjustment at the moment, massive. Let me repeat that, a massive adjustment.” Speaking during the opening general assembly of the USMEF Spring Conference in Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon, he […]

The number of dairy products in cold storage was higher as of April 30th. Natural cheese stocks in refrigerated warehouses were up slightly from the previous month but down 1 percent from April 30, 2022. There were 838.2 million pounds of American-style cheeses in storage last month, compared to 835.7 million pounds a year ago, and up from 826.7 million pounds in March. Total cheese in storage was 1.463 billion […]