Winter wheat production in the Pacific Northwest is expected to be down significantly this year, the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday.

Russia wants the West to remove obstacles to the export of its grain and fertilizers before it agrees to the extension of a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of agricultural products from three Ukrainian ports.

Russia agreed to a two-month extension of a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, a boost to global food security after the war drove up prices.

The total value of agricultural exports from Idaho increased by 26 percent during the first quarter of 2023 compared with the same period in 2022.

Xiaoli Etienne, Idaho Wheat Commission endowed chair in commodity risk management, helped to create a commodity markets forecasting model that rivals USDA’s two preferred models at predicting corn prices.

The vast majority of salmon are getting up, over, around, and through the four lower Snake River dams even as legal challenges and political battles swirl around them, according to the federal agency in charge of monitoring fish health.

The renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allows exports from Ukraine by ship, added to the bearish tone in wheat markets in recent weeks.