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USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
The following prices are effective from Wednesday 12/30/20 at 12:01 am Eastern Time until midnight Tuesday 1/5/21. The next announcement is scheduled for Tuesday 1/5/21 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. * $424.55 per ton for Runner peanuts * $415.57 per ton for Spanish peanuts * $428.74 per ton for Valencia peanuts * $428.74 per ton for Virginia peanuts These NPP are based on the loan rates for 2020-crop peanuts announced on July 9, 2020.
Minnesota Corn: Flexible Nitrogen Management - Know Your Options
Historically, when fertilizer prices were low, and environmental concerns were on the back burner, a high nitrogen fertilizer rate was used as a cheap insurance policy to ensure sufficient N availability during the growing season. Over the last several years, water quality issues have risen to the forefront of farmers’ concerns when making management decisions.
Peanut Stocks: Utilization Up 8%, 4.5Bln Pounds in Storage
Peanuts. Photo: Oklahoma State University Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on November 30, 2020 totaled 4.48 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with 4.64 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 3.85 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 601 million pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 28.1 million pounds.
Texas ‘Wild Pig Wars’ Leader Assumes Role in National Task Force
When it comes to “wild pig wars,” John Tomeček, Ph.D, has been leading the charge in Texas. Now he’s been tapped to take his leadership skills to the national level as the chair-elect of the National Wild Pig Task Force.
Georgia Cotton Commission Virtual Annual Meeting
The Georgia Cotton Commission has, under guidance, decided to move their Annual Meeting to a virtual format. The virtual meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The usual UGA Cotton Production Workshops will be conducted virtually as well but spread out over the months of January and February. The meeting program will feature speakers from several industry organizations.
Drought Monitor Weekly: Limited Relief for California
Most of this week’s precipitation across the CONUS fell on portions of the Pacific Northwest, Southeast, and Northeast. Typical of La Nina conditions, the northward displacement of the storm track across the West so far this season has resulted in near to above-normal snowpack across the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies, and below-normal southward.
Moving Grain: USDA Releases Report on Highway Freight
USDA Releases Report on Highway Freight On December 17, USDA released a new study, The Importance of Highways to U.S Agriculture. The report gives stakeholders a strategic overview of the challenges and opportunities for moving freight across the Nation’s highways.
Fuel Report: Prices Jump Higher, Propane Stocks Drop
The U.S. average diesel fuel price increased 6 cents to $2.62 per gallon on December 21, 42 cents lower than a year ago. The Midwest price increased more than 8 cents to $2.56 per gallon, the Gulf Coast price increased more than 7 cents to $2.38 per gallon, the East Coast increased nearly 5 cents to $2.65 per gallon, the Rocky Mountain price increased nearly 3 cents to $2.38 per gallon, and the West Coast price increased more than 2 cents to $3.10 per gallon.
Congress Passes COVID Relief Stimulus Package, with Ag, Nutrition Provisions
U.S. Capitol building - Washington D.C. Photo: Licensed image. Emily Cochrane reported on the front page of Tuesday’s New York Times that, “Congress on Monday night overwhelmingly approved a $900 billion stimulus package that would send billions of dollars to American households and businesses grappling with the economic and health toll of the pandemic. “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said hundreds of dollars in direct payments could begin reaching individual Americans as early as next week.
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