California is in a major drought situation and now under emergency restrictions declared by Governor Gerry Brown. While these exempt agriculture, which has become its own contentious issue, the water shortage will impact the dairy industry among others.
The official rainy season for California ends 15 April. Like the past four years, though, there has been little precipitation thus far. California is in a major drought situation with approximately 67 percent of the state experiencing such conditions. It is now under emergency restrictions declared by Governor Gerry Brown. However, these exempt agriculture, which has become its own contentious issue. From the perspective of California's agricultural sector, the controversy stems not from...
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...
