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How the UN's food aid chief won over Washington skeptics

12/07/22 6:30 AM By Philip Brasher and Sara Wyant

UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley talks to Agri-Pulse about how he won over skeptical lawmakers and worked with the Trump and Biden administrations to build the world's largest food aid effort and address a series of crises.

Grain price rise offsets declines in other global food costs

11/04/22 9:57 AM By Philip Brasher

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Increases in wheat and corn prices kept the UN’s benchmark for global food costs largely unchanged in October after six straight months of declines.

Diesel shortage keeping prices high

11/02/22 6:04 AM By Philip Brasher

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As farmers finish harvest and start sending crops to market, a shortage of diesel is keeping the fuel at historically high levels even as gas prices are easing.

CoBank: War, drought help sustain ag markets

10/19/22 6:10 AM By Philip Brasher

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Even as the Federal Reserve struggles to get inflation under control, the agriculture and energy sectors “have gained unexpected levels of pricing power” due to lingering global supply challenges, according to a quarterly report from CoBank.

Global commodity prices down for fifth straight month

09/02/22 7:23 AM By Philip Brasher

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FAO's gauge of global food prices fell for the fifth consecutive month in August, led by continued softening in wheat markets, but remained 7.9% above its level a year ago.

USDA sharply raises farm income forecast on strong markets

09/01/22 11:33 AM By Philip Brasher

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The Agriculture Department is significantly increasing its farm earnings forecast for 2022, estimating that net cash farm income will reach its highest level in a decade due to the booming prices for crops and animal products.

Senators warned food crisis could get worse in 2023

07/20/22 2:05 PM By Philip Brasher

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The executive director of the World Food Program says the global food crisis stands to get even worse in 2023 because of possible reductions in farm production due to shortages of affordable fertilizer.

Economists: Soaring input costs to weigh on farm income for years

06/09/22 12:11 PM By Philip Brasher

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Farm input costs are likely to remain at elevated levels well after commodity prices come off their historic highs, and farm bill programs could provide only limited help, economists warned lawmakers Thursday.

Global food commodity prices ease in May, but 29% above year ago

06/03/22 6:42 AM By Philip Brasher

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A measure of global food commodity prices fell slightly for the second month in a row in May, despite the continued surge in wheat markets as the war in Ukraine dragged on.

USDA allowing early termination of expiring CRP acres

05/26/22 11:11 AM By Noah Wicks

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The Agriculture Department plans to loosen up existing Conservation Reserve Program rules by allowing participants to request termination of their CRP contract if they are in their final year of the agreement.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: USDA Undersecretary Dr. Scott Hutchins

This week's Open Mic guest is Dr. Scott Hutchins, Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hutchins says the USDA's Proving Grounds for Network for AgTech will help farmers adopt technologies to improve production and boost efficiency. Hutchins says the USDA restructuring will streamline operations, strengthen leadership accountability and position resources closer to the ag communities USDA serves.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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