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The Washington State Wine Commission will host a WAVEx Wednesday May 14th focused on tannins in wine.  Melissa Hansen has a preview of the upcoming event.       If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquareme... Read More ...

Ocean container rates from Asia to North America saw a slight uptick recently as the Trump administration’s tariff-driven trade strategy roils global markets, Freightos reported Wednesday.  Rates from Asia to the U.S. West Coast were up 10% week over week to $2,465 per forty-foot equivalent unit, per an April 16 market update.  Rates to...

A west coast effort to end vote by mail is gaining support in Oregon.  A bill introduced in Oregon’s Senate proposes a ballot measure to make in-person voting on one day the standard, along with requiring voter ID.  Deschutes Republicans support the group.  Vice Chair Conne Welche...

Cheaper gas prices are on the way say officials from GasBuddy.

According to the Energy Information Administration, ethanol production dropped below an average of a million barrels a day during the week ending on March 17th.  That’s the first time production dropped below that mark in over two months.  Output totale...

The Energy Information Administration says ethanol output jumped to the highest level in more than two months while inventories again increased during the week ending on February 17th.  The EIA report said production rose to an average of 1.029 milli...