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Both ag exports and imports are up for the current fiscal year, but how is that reflected in the latest ag trade balance, per USDA’s latest update? (Rod Bain and economist Bart Kenner)

USDA economist Bart Kenner looks at fiscal year to date numbers regarding exports for both bulk ag commodities and high value farm and food products.

USDA economist Bart Kenner provides the breakdown of ag imports for the current fiscal year by commodity category.

How are milk production and price projections – by product and category – reflected in USDA’s forecasts for dairy in 2025? (Rod Bain and dairy analyst Peyton Ferrier)

USDA dairy analyst Peyton Ferrier provides the forecasts for how our nation's dairy products compare with global competition price-wise.

How are reservoirs in the Western U.S. looking supply-wise with the latest mountain snowpack season nearly over? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

The USDA's Equity Commission has begun its work. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh.)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, at the opening meeting of USDA's Equity Commission, explaining the overall work of the Commission.

Equity Commission Co-Chairs - Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh and Arturo Rodriguez, former President of the United Farmworkers, with brief comments Monday at the first meeting of USDA's Equity Commission.

The overall index of prices received by farmers in January dropped, but not by much. (Gary Crawford)