U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forty-six million Americans rely on food stamps to meet their nutritional needs. Most of the recipients are the unemployed, the elderly and children.
One identified offspring of a BSE cow has tested negative for the disease; calf ranch is also under investigation.
Total U.S. dairy export value was $460 million, up 17% from year-earlier levels.
USDA also reported that veal production is at a record low
No anomalies found at dairies or in feed records.
A modest production increase in 2013 could help support prices, USDA says.
While previous “mad cow” findings resulted in massive beef trade bans, there were no trade restrictions for dairy during the three previous BSE incidents in the U.S.
March cow numbers totaled 9.266 million head, up 86,000 cows (0.9%) over a year ago.
One big reason that cull prices remain so high, despite more dairy cows going to slaughter, is that total U.S. red meat production was down 4% in March.
Ample stocks of dairy products and higher milk production lead to a lower price forecast in April for all major dairy products.
“Better risk management tools, including margin or other insurance products, for dairy farmers is the correct path forward for our industry.” Connie Tipton, IDFA CEO.
Driven by strong dairy prices, U.S. dairies continue to expand production, herds.
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USDA raises milk production 700 million pounds from February, to 199.7 billion pounds, and lowers 2012 All-Milk Price to $17.60-$18.20 per cwt.
New web resource maps USDA support for local and regional food projects, highlights business opportunities for farmers, ranchers and growers.
Effective July 1, herds larger than the trigger levels will be required to have 180 days of manure storage, up from the current 120-day limit.
“What will surprise most people is that the bill...will actually increase the rate at which small farms are going out of business,” says IDFA official.
The largest losses came from herds with 50 to 99 cows, down 1,000 herds.
Mexico is the largest overseas market for U.S. milk powder, cheese and ice cream.
But it also cited ongoing concerns about pervasive anti-competitive practices by the New Zealand.
There will be a greater incentive to cull low producers this month and next as lower milk prices make their way through the system.
U.S. dairy exports are up 30% to $4.8 billion. Even December export values were up 23% over a year ago, and fourth-quarter sales were up 28%.
It makes reporting completely web-based, which will speed the data collection process.
The updated nutrition standards require that low-fat or fat-free milk remain a part of every school meal.
WESLACO - When a swarm of Africanized honeybees infiltrated the U.S.-Mexico border in 1990, it was detected, destroyed and studied by U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists at the Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center.When Hurricane Alice and a subsequent tropical depression sent floodwaters coursing down the Rio Grande in the historic flood of 2010, it was planes operated by the center that allowed officials to track the river’s swelling.
NMPF says now is the time to move forward, even if that requires dairy-specific provisions that not necessarily align with “any requirements for the beef industry.”
Funding is available right now to help producers address on-farm energy use and increase efficiency.
Year-to-date, 2.652 million dairy cows have been culled, which is 110,000 more cows (4.3%) than 2010.
Cow numbers are up 91,000 head from a year ago (1%) but down 1,000 head from October.
Farm income will jump 28 percent this year to a record $100.9 billion because of higher crop and livestock prices, the government said.