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Ag News: Cali Power Shutoff
**Operations are returning to normal at California farms, ranches and agricultural businesses that endured public-safety power shutoffs.
The widespread outages interrupted harvest schedules for wine grapes, rice and other crops, and caused scattered produce losses due to lack of refrigeration...
Ag News: Details of China Deal
President Trump is calling the still to be completed trade deal with China "the greatest and biggest deal ever made for our Great Patriot Farmers in the history of our Country."
Ag News: U.S. Beef Exports Off Slightly
January-August U.S. beef exports were slightly below 2018’s record pace, declining 2% in volume and 1% in value. Accounted for 14% of total U.S. beef production in August.
Ag News: U.S.-China Partial Pact
The U.S. and China reached a partial agreement Friday that would broker a truce in the trade war and lay groundwork for a broader deal.
Ag News: Big Pigs in China and Bitter Pit Sensors
**In a desperate move to make up for losses from African Swine Fever, some Chinese pig farmers are raising pigs as big as polar bears.
According to agweb.com, some of these giant pigs are crossing the scale around 1,100 pounds and can sell for nearly $1,400, more than three times the average monthly disposable income in the area...
Ag News: Romaine Task Force
The final report from the Romaine Task Force, started in the wake of several outbreaks traced to the lettuce, is far from over, but recommendations could come by December.
Ag News: Tariffs on EU Exports to U.S.
A ruling last week allows the U.S. to hit European countries with $7.5 billion worth of annual tariffs in retaliation for damages done by subsidies given to Airbus.
Ag News: Refinery Exemptions
Registered voters oppose the Trump administration’s exemption for oil refineries from renewable fuel blending obligations by a margin of nearly two to one.
Ag News: U.S. Tree Fruit Production Up
U.S.-grown tree fruit has been more plentiful. Government estimates show apple production up 4%, peach crops up 13% and the cherry harvest up 5% compared to a year ago.
Ag News: FDA’s Smarter Food Safety
FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response Frank Yiannas says the agency has been working on a new era of smarter food safety.