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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Friday September 19, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Interior Department Announces More Than $54 Million for Waterfowl Habitat, Increased Public Access on National Wildlife Refuges
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Announces More Than $54 Million for Waterfowl Habitat, Increased Public Access on National Wildlife Refuges * WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced more than $54 million from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, providing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the ability to conserve 21,737   more

Record Supplies Drive Down U.S. Rice Prices Despite Lower Production
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS) issued a report on September 16, 2025, titled 'Rice Outlook: September 2025' by coordinator Nathan Childs and contributors Vidalina Abadam and Jennifer Bond. The report, RCS-25H, indicates that the U.S. all-rice production forecast for 2025/26 is raised by 313,000 hundredweight (cwt) to 208.8 million, primarily due to a 1-percent increase in harvested area, which more than offsets a reduction in  more

U.S. Sugar Supply Lowered as Imports From Mexico Drop
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service has published its 'Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: September 2025' report, number SSS-M-445, with Vidalina Abadam as coordinator. Approved by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board, the document was issued on September 18, 2025. The report indicates a reduced U.S. sugar supply for the 2025/26 fiscal year, primarily due to a substantial decrease in imports from Mexico. The U.S. sugar supply for   more