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Lower Consumption of Cotton Will Lead to Higher Ending Stocks for Both 2014/15 and 2015/16
Jul 14, 2015Lower consumption of cotton will lead to higher ending stocks for both 2014/15 and 2015/16 relative to last month, says the US department of agriculture (USDA) in its estimate for this month’s world cotton supply and demand. For ...
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The Winter Wheat Crop in Parts of The Plains Is Falling in Quality
Apr 8, 2015The winter wheat crop in parts of the Plains is falling in quality while farmers are seeing delays in the mid-South as corn-planting fights to move north into the Midwest, where another set of weather challenges and potential delays could ...
Tags: National Agricultural Statistics Service, Warm temperatures, Agriculture
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USDA Reports Left Questions About The Magnitude of Planted and Harvested Acreage of Corn
Nov 18, 2014Recent USDA reports have left some unresolved questions about the magnitude of planted and harvested acreage of corn and soybeans in 2014. The questions stem from the large differences between the planted acreage estimates from the National ...
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The U.S. Cotton Crop Forecast for 2014 Was Raised Sharply in July to 16.5 Million Bales
Jul 30, 2014The U.S. cotton crop forecast for 2014 was raised sharply in July to 16.5 million bales and is projected nearly 3.6 million bales above 2013. Along with an increase in planted area reported in the June Acreage report, the cotton crop ...
Tags: Cotton Production, cotton crop
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Corn Planting Is Marching Its Way North
Apr 16, 2014Corn planting is marching its way north, but once you head north of the Mason-Dixon Line, the progress quickly slows to a crawl. State ag statistics service reports from this week -- issued despite a lack of federal-level reports from the ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food
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Georgia Farmers Produced 46 Percent More Corn and 12 Percent More Soybeans
Feb 10, 2014Georgia farmers produced 46 percent more corn and 12 percent more soybeans in 2013 than in 2012 according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service annual crop production report,released on Jan.13. The state's corn ...
Tags: Corn, Soybeans, Georgia farmers
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Alfalfa N Credit Results in Higher Net Return Per Acre
Jan 24, 2014Corn grown as the first or second crop after alfalfa usually requires much less fertilizer or manure nitrogen (N) than corn grown after corn, soybeans or small grains. When alfalfa is killed, some of the accumulated N in the soil and in ...
Tags: Corn, agriculture
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The NASS Estimates of Planted Acreage Incorporate Both Survey and Administrative Data
Jan 24, 2014The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released final estimates of planted and harvested crop acreage for 2013 in the Crop Production 2013 Summary report on January 10. The USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) released its ...
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Wheat and Barley Growers Will Receive a Questionnaire on Fusarium Head Blight From NASS
Jan 15, 2014This spring, about 16,500 wheat and barley growers in 17 states will receive a questionnaire on Fusarium head blight (scab) from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The survey is for improving the understanding of how ...
Tags: wheat growers, barley growers, Fusarium head blight, survey
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Number of Hogs on Iowa and U.S. Farms as of December 1 Has Declined
Jan 3, 2014The number of hogs on Iowa and U.S. farms as of December 1 has declined, according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Hogs and Pigs Report. The report released Dec. 27 shows there were 20.5 million hogs and pigs ...
Tags: Hog Inventory, Agriculture
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Milk Production of The US Has Increased to 51.95 Billion Pounds
Aug 22, 2013Milk production of the US has increased to 51.95 billion pounds in the quarter to June (Q2) of 2013, up by 0.9%, compared to milk production of 51.5 billion pounds in the same period of 2012, according to report released by National ...
Tags: Milk Production
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Despite Hike in Acreage,The Crop Was Left Unchanged as Area Abandonment in US
Jul 19, 2013The U.S. cotton crop forecast for 2013 remains at 13.5 million bales this month and is projected 3.8 million bales below 2012. Despite an increase in planted area based on the June Acreage report, the crop was left unchanged as area ...
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USDA's Projection for The 2013 Cotton Crop Was Lowered to 13.5 Million Bales
Jun 18, 2013USDA’s projection for the 2013 cotton crop was lowered to 13.5 million bales this month (from 14.0 million in May) as abandonment expectations were increased to reflect the continued drought in the Southwest. The latest crop ...
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US Cotton Growers Intend to Plant 10.0 Million Acres in 2013, Down 19 Percent - USDA
Apr 1, 2013The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released estimates on cotton planting intention of US farmers in 2013. Cotton growers intend to plant ...
Tags: US cotton, Cotton, cotton planting
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Volatility in Global Commodity Markets Remained a Significant Factor for The Food Industry
Dec 21, 2012Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...