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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, announced the Great American Cotton Plan aimed to further strengthen the cotton farm economy and restore domestic textile manufacturing. Secretary Rollins said, “Since 1607, cotton has helped build and sustain rural America. Our farmers grow some of the highest quality cotton in the world, but over the last several years, America’s cotton growers have …
Well, rain showers slow down action in the peanut field, but farmers are moving right along. Georgia has reported 61 percent of their crop is planted. That compares to 41 last week, 71 percent last year. Alabama is up to 57 percent planted, 37 last week, and 52 percent of their crop was last year. Florida, they say, has 71 …
USDA’s Ag Statistics Service along with the Foreign Agriculture Service has announced the latest buying of peanuts for the past three months. That is January through March. The peanut industry is worried that they had lost part of their export market because it was down 25 percent for the last year and now, we are looking now at improvements in …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is prioritizing nutrient density on many of the foods and overall health outcomes when evaluating food products. One product that we like to enjoy is peanuts and peanut butter. As the most widely known consumed nut, the per capita consumption of peanuts was 7.3 pounds per person …
University Extension agronomists advise soybean producers looking at thin soybean stands not to be in a rush to replant. An Ohio State University survey says thin stands, especially in no-till or minimum-till fields, might look tempting to replant, especially with the first of June approaching, but they suggest doing a stand count first, and if you’re in that 70,000 to …
Bottom Line grain analysts suggest keeping an eye on corn futures, a rally back above $5 from just two weeks ago. December corn reached a 52-week high, $5.06 and a half on May 13th, and quickly backed off toward the $4.80 level, good planning progress, favorable weather in most major areas, and continued uncertainty on any resolution with Iran. Bottom Line analysts say those …
The American Peanut Council serves to promote peanuts abroad for American peanut farmers. They do pay membership through the American Peanut Council, which also gets some special grant money through the Market Access Program from USDA. A rigorous selection process has been underway for them to pick out some new markets to expand excess of export of peanuts. They recently assessed the market …
The National Peanut Board is launching a new platform that will tell the world about peanuts and how important they are. Peanuts have long been a part of the American life. Now they are poised to take center stage this week and the next few weeks. If the industry’s unified voice is any indication, the world is about to discover that peanuts …
Well, what about cotton today? How is cotton doing in the southeast and the southwest? The drought conditions have likely diminished short term, but the longer term threat is not likely over as far as rain across the southeast. The Texas Panhandle, a major cotton producing area, is very dry and is not impacting the market right yet. Drought and the lack of …
Today, the National Peanut Board has launched a brand platform that aims to elevate peanuts beyond being just a reliable staple. The theme? It’s not nuts, it’s peanuts. For the first time, the U.S. farmers, manufacturers, and other brands are rallying behind this one cohesive identity, celebrating the humble crop as a distinctive category of one. It’s not nuts, it’s peanuts. They say …
