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This week, we ask Jeff Correa with Pear Bureau Northwest if enough is being done to improve trade conditions for local growers.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com ...

Oregon’s Department of Agriculture will host buyers from Europe and Australia next month, to meet with local producers and discuss importing Oregon food products.  ODA’s Erick Garman said he expects four to five buyers from each continent.   "On the prod...

Despite lower U.S. wheat production forecasted this month, the world is still expected to grow a record wheat crop this new marketing year.   “We raised our production forecast by 2.1 million tons this month.  So now we're looking at 798.3 million tons ...

What are the trade wishes of Pear Bureau Northwest?  We sat down with PBNW's Jeff Correa to find out.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 

The USDA is out with it’s latest world wheat outlook, and Russia and Australia made most of the noise.   “Australia's production we raised that 1.4 million tons to 38 million tons the current forecast would be the third consecutive record large crop in Australia.  With Russia th...

Joe Coote, said Darigold is renewing its commitment to expand and modernize production, allowing for an expansion of products on the global stage.  The CEO of the Seattle-based diary co-op says thanks to not only their recent groundbreaking in the Tri-Cities, WA area, but expansion of facilities in Lynden and Sunnyside WA, as well as Boise, ID, the company is able to focus more on value added prod

Changes are coming to the JR Simplot Company.  The Boise-based company announced Monday it will merge a pair of divisions into one, along with making leadership changes as well.  Company officials announced it would merge Simplot Australia with the Simplot Food Group forming a new group: Simplot Global Foods.  The business will...

South Korea is the largest value market for U.S. beef exports, and it's on pace to possibly reach $3 billion this year.  In an effort to combat rising prices, Korea  created a duty-free quota for American beef.  Erin Borror, Vice President for Economic Analysis at the U.S. Meat Export Fede...

The Food and Drug Administration recently concluded it has no further questions regarding the safety of drought-tolerant HB4 wheat, developed by Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.  In response, U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers issued a joint statement this week.  The gro...

The Indo-Pacific region of the world holds potential promise for U.S. Ag exports. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley said while the Biden administration is developing an Indo-Pacific framework, he emphasizes that it is, "not a trade agreement; it's not a trade agreement ...