ROME, Italy, July 9 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news: The barometer for world food commodity prices declined slightly in June for the third consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 154.2 points in June 2022, down 2.3 percent from May. The Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of commonly-traded food commod  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on July 15, 2022, by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman, Anne A. Witkowsky, assistant secretary of State for conflict and stabilization operations, and Isobel Coleman, U.S. Agency for International Development deputy administrator, on the 2022 Elie Wiesel Act report to congress and U.S. strategy to anticipate, prevent and respond to atrocities: * * * ASSISTANT SECRETARY WITKOWSKY: Good morning. Thank you for   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Arizona Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA HIGHLIGHTS Durum wheat production in Arizona, based on conditions as of July 1, 2022, is forecast at 9.08 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 94 percent above the 4.68 millio  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of July 1, 2022, is forecast at 44.55 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 36 percent below the 69.5  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan's 2022 winter wheat production is forecast at 33.6 million bushels, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Region. This report is based on conditions as of July 1, 2022. Some highlights of the Crop Production Report follow: The Michigan winter wheat yield is forecast at 79 bushel  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Kentucky Field Office issued the following news release: Kentucky farmers expect to harvest 30.8 million bushels of winter wheat during 2022 according to the Kentucky Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2022 would be up 1% from the previous year. The forecast was based on crop conditions as of July 1 and increased 7% from the June f  more

HELENA, Montana, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: MONTANA HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Montana, based on conditions as of July 1, 2021, is forecast at 64.60 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 20 percent above the 53.63 mill  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Winter Wheat Based on July 1, 2022 conditions, production of winter wheat in Idaho is forecast at 65.5 million bushels, down 5 percent from the June 1, 2022 forecast, but up 44 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 720,000 acres, is up 80,000 acres from 2021. Yield is expected to be 91.0 bushels per acre, up 20.0  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: According to the Tennessee Field Office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Tennessee farmers expect to produce 25.9 million bushels of winter wheat from 365,000 acres for harvest this season. At this level, production would be up 11% from 2021 and up 8% from the June forecast. Based upon crop conditions as  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Virginia Field Office issued the following news release: Virginia farmers expect to harvest 10.9 million bushels of winter wheat during 2022 according to the Virginia Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2022 would be up 35% from the previous year. The forecast was based on crop conditions as of July 1 and increased 13% from the June fo  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: WYOMING HIGHLIGHTS Barley production in Wyoming, based on conditions as of July 1, 2022 is forecast at 5.05 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is down 21 percent from the 2021 crop. E  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Wheat Growers issued the following news release on July 12, 2022: The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released two new reports on Columbia River Basin Salmon and Long-Term Energy Planning in the Pacific Northwest. The draft report Rebuilding Interior Columbia Basin Salmon and Steelhead, which was prepared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with feedback from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, outli  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 13 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma's hard red winter wheat harvest is complete as farmers close the book on a season plagued by drought. Amanda de Oliveira Silva, Oklahoma State University Extension small grains specialist, said yields varied across the state depending on rainfall. Many fields in southwest Oklahoma were abandoned, and other dry areas reported anywhere from 10 to 25 bushels per acre. "The state average is aro  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 13 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross issued the following news release: Hundreds of millions of people are at risk of severe hunger in the coming months as extreme poverty, inequality and food insecurity rise, particularly in parts of Africa and the Middle East, following shocks in the food, energy and finance systems. The conflict in Ukraine has contributed to a sharp increase in fuel, fertilizer and food prices, squeezing household budgets and forcing   more

BASEL, Switzerland, July 11 -- Theoretical and Applied Genetics, a journal that says it features plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2022 edition: Original Articles: * Fine mapping and characterization of the dominant gene SmFTSH10 conferring non-photosensitivity in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) * Identification of CaAN3 as a fruit-specific regulator of anthocyanin biosynthesis in pepper (Capsicum annuum) * Ge  more

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 16 -- The White House issued the following statement on July 15, 2022, with Saudi Arabia on strategic partnership: * * * At the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, President Joseph R. Biden conducted an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia July 15-16, 2022. Following the meeting with King Salman, President Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held an official meeting, attended by senior officials from  more