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Agriculture ministers of the G7 nations are wrapping up a meeting in Italy. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saying that a major topic that G7 ag. ministers discussed at their meeting was Africa.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saying that a major topic that G7 ag. ministers discussed at their meeting was new technologies.

It looks like many corn and soybean producers changed their minds and their planting intentions between March and actual planting time. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

USDA will be re-surveying farmers in three states about their planted acres, in light of some significant weather-related planting delays. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Farmers are putting fewer overall acres into production this year. (Gary Crawford and Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson)

Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson, saying that California rice plantings could hit a low not seen in over 60 years.

Farmers got higher prices for almost every product they sold in May. (Gary Crawford)

Several records were noted in USDA's forecast for this year's national maple syrup crop. (Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

What changes were made in U.S. hop production forecasts compared to previous years? (Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)