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How soon might new tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Basin occur to pick up what has been a quiet hurricane season in 2022? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Each of us is consuming an average of three times more avocados now than we did in 1999. Gary Crawford has more about this fruit. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Tomi Ajiboye, with USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, looks at how the eastern half of the nation appears as precipitation, or lack thereof, is divided over the next week.

USDA's first producer yield survey for this year's major spring crops show notable trends in forecasts for soybean and cotton production. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says a wide range of temperatures nationwide, and near or above precipitation for most of the nation, are in the forecast for the period of August 23 to 29.

There appears to be good news related to corn and wheat exports, and corn production, coming out of Ukraine, per USDA's latest global supply and demand estimates. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Chief Economist Seth Meyer. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski.

USDA's adjustments to the August wheat domestic balance sheet were on exports and price. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

The public comment period has now been extended for proposed rule on greater transparency in poultry contracting and the poultry tournament system. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Andy Green of Marketing and Regulatory Programs

USDA again projects record global wheat production in its August outlook, thanks to month-over-month rises in production for some major wheat growing nations. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Unlike any part of farming is how a USDA official describes the contracting and compensation systems for poultry growers. He provides explanations of such to Rod Bain in this report. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Andy Green of Marketing and Regulatory Programs