Agricultural News

Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 8 Percent. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 10 Percent....

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 842 million pounds, 2.0 percent above October 2007 and 5.8 percent above September 2008....

NASS releases Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin...

NASS releases Crop Progress and Condition Estimates...

This report has been released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Catfish Processing Down 8 Percent from Last Year....

Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 7 Percent. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 4 Percent...

After the November 21, 2008 Cold Storage report was released, updated reported data was received correcting a misclassification between frozen blueberries and tart cherries (RTP) inventory for October 31, 2008. As a result, this report was reissued on December 2, 2008 to reflect corrected frozen blueberry and tart cherry (RTP) inventory estimates. Tables on pages 2, 9 and 10 have been updated. All October 31, 2008 cold storage estimates are subject to revision in the December 22, 2008 Cold Storage release.

NASS releases Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin...

November Farm Prices Received Index Declined 12 Points. Prices Paid Index Down 4 Points....

Shell Eggs Broken Up 1 Percent from Last Year....

Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 20.5 cents per pound for the week ending November 22....

Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 pound Blocks averaged $1.67 per pound for the week ending November 22....

Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent from Last Year....

Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 8 Percent. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 9 Percent....

Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 1 Percent from Last Year. Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 3.16 Billion Pounds....

Combined U.S. Fall Potatoes and Canadian Potatoes Down 8 Percent from 2007....

NASS releases Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin...

October 2008 Catfish Feed Deliveries Down 21 Percent from Last Year....

October Egg Production Down 1 Percent. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 10 Percent. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down 7 Percent....