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Southeast growers suffering Hurricane Helene related damages and losses will soon receive indemnity payments under a federal crop insurance product. (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger discusses a recently triggered weather-index insurance policy used to pay indemnities to Hurricane Helene impacted producers.

USDA risk management officials rely on an alternative source of weather data to assure timely indemnity payments to Hurricane Helene impacted ag producers. (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

USDA’s October outlook for beef production and steer prices reflects increases for both within both forecast years. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

What do USDA’s latest forecasts for pork production and price indicate for 2024 and 2025? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

How are trends of strengthening broiler production and prices reflected in the latest USDA report for the current and next calendar year? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses USDA’s latest outlook for turkey production and prices for this year and next.

How will retail food prices behave in 2023? Will we see lower prices or continued price hikes? Gary Crawford has the latest forecast from the USDA on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan. Classic entertainers, George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Our nation Tuesday announced it is seeking a second dispute resolution panel under U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to challenge Canada’s dairy tariff-rate-quota allocation policy. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Are consumers in for another year of large increases in food prices? Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan.