Agribusiness Report Podcast: Andy LaVigne
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Andy LaVigne is President and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) in Washington, DC. Today he talks about the importance of getting good … Read More
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Congress Hears Why We’re Paying More for Food
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, a House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law gathered to hear “The Effects of Economic Concentration on Americas Food Supply”. The goal … Read More
Agribusiness Report: Supply Chain Disruptions Part 2
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today we will continue to hear highlights from a recent House Ag Committee hearing on supply chain disruptions.
Agribusiness Report: Supply Chain Disruptions
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today we will hear highlights from a recent House Ag Committee hearing on supply chain disruptions.
Vaccine Mandates and China Trade Highlight Supply Concerns
As many industries in the United States continue to navigate the choppy waters of supply-chain disruptions, there are two more waves of potential concern on the horizon.
West Coast Port Congestion Backing Up Imports/Exports
The congestion at the West Coast ports continues, with massive numbers of shipping containers overrunning warehouses in the two busiest ports of the country that handle roughly 40 percent of all containers; Los Angeles and Long Beach.
CoBank: Agricultural Uncertainty is Theme in Upcoming Days
Grain and oilseed prices have slipped from their third-quarter highs but may rebound due to short-term tight supplies and increasing demand for renewable biofuels.
Supply Chain Disruptions Outweighing Coronavirus in Higher Prices
Concerns over demand-destruction due to the coronavirus pandemic and corresponding economic shutdown, are now giving way to worries over the global supply chain bottlenecks affecting almost every industry both in the United States and abroad.
USDA Allocating More Money to Strengthen Supply Chains
USDA is adding more money as incentives to start up or expand entities in the food supply chain, in an attempt to expand meat and poultry processing capacity.
Union Pacific Halts All Chicago-bound Container Rail Shipments
The agriculture industry is not immune to supply-chain bottlenecks, but a recent announcement from Union Pacific to halt all shipments of international containers from West Coast ports to its Global IV terminal in Chicago just adds more concern for U.S. exporters through the containerized grain markets.
Panic Buying Contributed to Higher Retail Food Prices
Grocery store prices were 5.6 percent higher in June 2020 than during the same month one year ago and increased for every category except fresh fruits.
Despite Supply Chain Disruptions, Pork Production Climbing Back
Before April, few could imagine a supply chain shock where U.S. pork production could fall by nearly half yet climb back to above prior-year levels two months later.