By Dave Weaber, Senior Animal Protein Analyst Beef demand so far in 2024 has been nothing short of amazing, bolstering the strong beef cattle prices that
The economic outlook for farmers in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties remains generally positive with sustained growth across several key commodities, though there are headwinds in the form of prices, production costs and trade uncertainty.
In This Issue: High regulatory costs limit California farmers’ ability to expand specialty crop production. Financial stress continues to build for Midwestern field crop and hog