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Ag News: Coronavirus Impact on Ag Markets
Coronavirus is already shaking up the market outlook this year, but could agriculture be next? RaboBank’s Christian Lawrence says it’s very difficult to say at this stage.
Ag News: Worldwide Citrus Estimates Down
Worldwide production of most citrus crops will likely decline in the current harvest year, according to a report from the USDA that projects reduced global citrus crops.
Ag News: Perdue Hails USMCA and USDA Funds for Rural WA Internet
Sonny Perdue is pleased with the signing last week of the USMCA. A $2.4 million investment in a high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity.
Ag News: Queen Approves Brexit
Queen Elizabeth has given her formal approval to pulling Britain out of the European Union, setting the stage for a potential U.S.-U.K. trade deal.
Ag News: USDA School Meal Changes
The USDA is proposing changes to school meal programs that could limit the variety of vegetables served at lunch and cut fruit servings at some breakfasts.
Ag News: Brazil Soybean Slowdown
President Trump’s trade deal may have been short on details about Chinese ag purchases, but Brazil’s two-year, non-stop soybean bonanza will likely come to an end.
Ag News: Understanding Phase One and Trump to India
Ag groups, traders and producers are still trying to understand the trade deal in which China promised to buy $80-billion worth of agricultural goods over the next 2-years.
Ag News: American Freeze Dry Settles Debt
Ferndale-based CTA Inc. has satisfied its debt under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and can now operate in the produce industry again.
Ag News: EPA Approves Hemp Pesticides
EPA announced approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide for use on hemp. This was the first time the federal agency approved products for use on hemp.
Ag News: California Snowpack Improves and Impossible Pork Debut
2020 begins with a promising outlook for California's snowpack. The amount of water contained in the snowpack was over 9 inches, or 90% of the January 2nd average.