The Organic Trade Association issued a study showing that income was higher and poverty lower in the 225 counties with significant organic food production. While this comes as no surprise to some, it misses the other side of the coin.
Skimming Pockets The Organic Trade Association issued a study showing that income was higher and poverty lower in the 225 counties with significant organic food production. This comes as no surprise to those who understand that organic products charge a premium and net higher returns to farmers. However, it misses the other side of the coin, which is how much worse off economically are the purchasers of organic certified foods than those with comparable incomes but buying conventional foods. Notab...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
