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Climate-smart funding balloons to $3.5B, Vilsack announces first projects

09/14/22 5:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The Biden administration is pouring $2.8 billion, far more than originally planned, into a series of pilot projects aimed at developing markets for climate-smart commodities in every state and across a wide range of commodities and farm types. Another $700 million for smaller projects will be awarded later.

Bullish USDA crop report cuts soy forecast

09/12/22 1:40 PM By Bill Tomson

The USDA Monday cut its forecast for U.S. soybean yields and production in its monthly crop report, catching the market by surprise and sending futures prices higher.

FAS to publish all export data from missing weeks

09/07/22 2:49 PM By Bill Tomson

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service is still planning to resume publishing its weekly export sales report on Sept. 15, but that report will be much larger than normal because it will contain four weeks of data that haven’t been published because of problems installing a new reporting system, according to USDA officials.

Global commodity prices down for fifth straight month

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

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

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.

USDA sees value of US ag exports dropping in FY 2023

08/30/22 5:42 PM By Bill Tomson

The USDA Tuesday raised its forecast for ag exports in fiscal year 2022 to $196 billion, but the department also predicted the value of overseas shipments will fall in FY 2023.

USAID buying Ukrainian wheat for donation

08/17/22 12:40 PM By Bill Tomson

The three Ukrainian ports in Odesa are ramping up grain exports now that they are free to ship, and the U.S. Agency for International Development is funding some of that new activity.

FAO: Food commodity prices fell again in July

08/05/22 9:34 AM By Philip Brasher

Global prices for food commodities dropped sharply in July, led by declines in vegetable oil and grain markets, but food costs overall remain 13% above the level a year ago.

Fate of Odesa grain exports seen in Russia’s hands

07/27/22 3:48 PM By Bill Tomson

The success or failure of the Istanbul agreement to allow Ukrainian grain exports from Odesa ports is in Russia's hands, and the stakes are high as food insecurity continues to rise in the neediest parts of the world, Biden administration officials and lawmakers said at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday.

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine will export grains through Odesa ports

07/26/22 1:17 PM By Bill Tomson

Ukrainian ports in Odesa will begin exporting grain despite the recent Russian missile attack that threatened to skuttle a deal to allow trade to resume, according to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Newsmakers: Sept. 30, 2022: Chef José Andrés, Vince Hall, Marshall Matz, Mollie Van Lieu on the White House hunger conference and its next steps

The Biden administration released a strategy this week to end hunger by 2030 and convened a major gathering Wednesday on the subject. One of the speakers was renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés, who joins Newsmakers to discuss his message to the conference as well as the World Central Kitchen response to Hurricane Ian.

Then, a panel of food and nutrition policy leaders including Vince Hall of Feeding America, Marshall Matz of OFW Law and Mollie Van Lieu of the International Fresh Produce Association reflect on the discussion at the conference and offer insights on what they see as the next steps.

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