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USDA’s April dairy forecasts show increased production from the previous month, but what price effects might this have? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses trade and domestic use forecasts of dairy products, per USDA's April outlook.

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski covers USDA's latest forecasts for product, class, and all-milk prices.

USDA's suite of disaster assistance programs includes offerings for livestock producers impacted by an emergency. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam offers some of the Agency's disaster assistance programs available to producers.

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)