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The National Industrial Hemp Council announced last week it had received $200,000 in funds from the USDA’s Market Access Program. Those funds will support export market development for industrial hemp. “We are grateful for the USDA confidence and the recognition of NIHC as the industry leader in industrial hemp trade and marketing,” says Kevin Latner, Senior Vice President for Trade and Marketing

Outside of a slight dip on Thursday, oil prices continue to hold around the $40 per barrel mark. As of Monday, West Texas Crude was trading slightly above $41 per barrel. The lack luster movement is one again because of uncertainty when it comes to coronavirus lockdowns as more cases have been reported not only in the U ...

The European Union and the U.S. continue to talk about what it will take to get a trade deal done. However, the U.S. and the EU have stark differences in their policies toward food production, which continues to be a stumbling block. Outgoing Deputy Ag Secretary Stephen Censky recently pointed out the biggest difference at the Ag Outlook Forum. ...

Toni Lynn Adams with the Washington Apple Commission breaks down the recently released 2020 apple forecast. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue is concerned. He's concerned about Europe's new Farm to Fork strategy which calls for more locally grown agriculture. "If I were a European farmer, based on the farm-to-fork strategies I would be literally concerned because if you make me anti-competitive my only hope is protectionism ...

The USDA will release its next round of monthly reports and forecasts Thursday, and we should learn a lot about the wheat crop. USDA's Board Outlook Chairman, Mark Jekanowski, said first, the USDA will update the winter wheat forecast. Now in the early in stages of harvest he says his analysts will then be  forecasting wheat supplies, exports, stocks, and prices based on that US forecast, but a

According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, April was a solid month for both beef and pork exports. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said numbers were fairly resilient given supply chain disruptions as well as the ongoing pandemic. He noted beef exports slipped a bit in April ...