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Slaughterhouses Reopen, but Experience Backlogs
Meatpacking plants that had to briefly close due to coronavirus outbreaks have been back up and running for weeks, but production…
Pork Producers Say More Aid Is Needed for Farmers Faced With Depopulating Herds
Despite the kickoff this week of enrollment for a USDA coronavirus aid program, leaders from the National Pork Producers Council…
U.S. Ethanol Production Continues to Rebound
According to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending May 22, ethanol production shifted 9.2%…
United Fresh Releases Report on Produce Sales During COVID-19 Pandemic
United Fresh Produce Association’s Q1 2020 issue of FreshFacts on Retail reports on the beginning weeks of the unprecedented rise…
Dealing with a Gypsum Shortage for Peanuts
Peanut growers may face a shortage this year of gypsum, which is critical for pod development. But there are options…
Wheat Scoops-Crop Prices and COVID-19
To say that COVID-19 has not impacted crop prices would be a misstatement. To state how much impact could be…
RMA MGR-20-017 Dairy Revenue Protection Sales Period Modification
RMA MANAGERS BULLETIN: MGR–20-017 SUBJECT: Dairy Revenue Protection Sales Period Modification Background: The Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the Dairy…
RMA MGR-20-016 COVID-19 Additional Deferral of Interest Charges
USDA RMA BULLETIN NO.: MGR-20-016 SUBJECT: COVID-19 Additional Deferral of Interest Charges BACKGROUND: The Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions…
RMA MGR-20-15 COVID-19 FSA Acreage Reporting Date
RMA MANAGERS BULLETIN: MGR–20-015 SUBJECT: COVID-19 FSA Acreage Reporting Date Background: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) released Notice CP-757 to…
Contemporaneous Perspective on U.S. Federal Debt
Congress has authorized $2.7 billion in spending to address health and economic issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic (Coppess, et…