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USDA: Beef Numbers Up, White Meat Down In February
USDA: Beef Numbers Up, White Meat Down In February
USDA: Beef Numbers Up, White Meat Down In February
When it comes to the meat production and price forecast for the month of February, USDA World Ag Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski says things are pretty straight forward.  He noted things are looking up when it comes to beef production and price.   “...
USDA Predicts More Milk Production, Lower Prices
USDA Predicts More Milk Production, Lower Prices
USDA Predicts More Milk Production, Lower Prices
Milk production forecasts are up for 2022 and 2023.   “That’s reflecting higher cow numbers," said World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski.  "We expect milk production to be higher than we were forecasting in July and will continue to increase year-over-year.  Now we’re forecasting ab...
Jekanowski: Wheat Prices Returning To Pre-Ukraine Invasion Levels
Jekanowski: Wheat Prices Returning To Pre-Ukraine Invasion Levels
Jekanowski: Wheat Prices Returning To Pre-Ukraine Invasion Levels
The adjustment to domestic wheat production was relatively minor in August, but was up, in the latest USDA supply and demand forecast.  What does that mean for the remainder of the balance sheet?   “We’re expecting to see some more export business," noted World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski.  "We raised our expo...
Demand and Prices High for Wheat Futures
Demand and Prices High for Wheat Futures
Demand and Prices High for Wheat Futures
The world needs wheat, especially in with Russia's invasion of Ukraine ongoing.  But, it looks like global production is going in the wrong direction, and will fall below expectations in the year ahead. Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski said global production will come in at a bit more than 771.5 mi...
How Has Bird Flu Impacted Turkey Numbers?
How Has Bird Flu Impacted Turkey Numbers?
How Has Bird Flu Impacted Turkey Numbers?
So far during this current outbreak of avian influenza, the nation's broiler flocks had been affected far less than during the last big outbreak in 2015. "But that story's a little bit different if you focus on turkeys," noted USDA  Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski. Wh ...
Jekanowski: Ukraine Impacting World Wheat Numbers
Jekanowski: Ukraine Impacting World Wheat Numbers
Jekanowski: Ukraine Impacting World Wheat Numbers
"When it comes to the global supplying demand balance sheet, things there are a little bit more interesting," USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski recently said, acknowledging the impacts of the Ukrainian conflict on wheat trade ...
USDA to Host Data Users’ Meeting
USDA to Host Data Users’ Meeting
USDA to Host Data Users’ Meeting
NASS will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting later this month. USDA is hosting the meeting to share recent and pending statistical program changes with the public, and to solicit input on programs important to agriculture. The event is organized by NASS in cooperation with the World Agricultural Outlook Board, FSA, ERS, Agricultural Marketing Service, Foreign Agricultural Service and the U.S.
USDA Raises Beef Export Forecast
USDA Raises Beef Export Forecast
USDA Raises Beef Export Forecast
For the meat trade picture, USDA's March WASDE report raised it's beef export forecast by 30 million pounds to 3.3 billion pounds. "That really just reflects observed data," said World Ag Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski. "So, updating the data based on the latest numbers from January and we saw a little bit of a bump in exports to China ...
USDA: Dairy Demand High, Production Lagging
USDA: Dairy Demand High, Production Lagging
USDA: Dairy Demand High, Production Lagging
For this year, USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski said the nation's dairy market could be summed up as "strong dairy product demand and relatively slow production growth." Jekanowski said when looking on the milk production side, it looks like the dairy herd size is shrinking a bit ...

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