Trade

On June 2, 2022, the Port of Oakland announced that it would be partnering with the federal government to provide financial assistance to agriculture exporters. This is good news for producers [...]

The World Citrus Organization (WCO) has published its annual Southern Hemisphere Citrus Forecast for the 2022 season. WCO is estimating a 4.85% increase in southern hemisphere production this [...]

On Thursday, June 2, 2022, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) held a public meeting to discuss removing the Howard Terminal’s Port Priority Use designation to make way for the [...]

Farm groups are pleased with President Biden’s plans to nominate Alexis Taylor to undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, a top U.S. Department of Agriculture trade post. In [...]

The California Citrus Quality Council (CCQC) is providing new information about import requirements for New Zealand.  Most of the requirements for New Zealand have not changed, but there are [...]

According to the USDA Economic Research Service Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook released on March 30, 2022, the U.S. citrus crop forecast for the 2021/22 season is 6 million tons, down 13% from the [...]

The Packer’s Tom Karst reports on the recently published report by RaboResearch that offers cautionary optimism for the California lemon market. The following article originally appeared in The [...]

From the Sun Gazette, “The state government expected there would be supply chain issues due to the global pandemic, but the volatility of the situation made it unpredictable and prevented a [...]

Pictured:  John S. Gless (Gless Ranch), Rep. GT Thompson, Alyssa Houtby (CCM), and Jamie Johansen (CA Farm Bureau) Congressman GT Thompson (R – PA), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture [...]

Joint Meeting of CA Assembly Agriculture Committee and the Assembly Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement: On 2/2/22 members of the California State Assembly convened to discuss supply [...]