{"id":10514,"date":"2021-07-01T11:29:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T15:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=10514"},"modified":"2021-07-01T11:29:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T15:29:14","slug":"ag-market-price-reporting-program","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/event\/ag-market-price-reporting-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ag Market Price Reporting Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dysart\u2019s Restaurant, 1110 Broadway Ave., Bangor
\nOr by Zoom live streaming<\/h3>\n

Potential for USDA Agriculture Market Service price reports for livestock and other agricultural products in Maine<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"customerWe have all seen the posts on social media: \u201cHow much are folks getting for baby pigs?\u201d \u201cWhat is the price of pick-your-own strawberries?\u201d \u201cHow much for local sweet corn?\u201d \u201cWhat is grass-fed beef going for now?\u201d \u201cWhat is the price of organic tomatoes for canning?\u201d If you are the seller, you are interested in getting the highest price in the local market for products raised in a similar method. And if you are the buyer, you are interested in paying the lowest price for local farm products raised by your preferred methods.<\/p>\n

USDA Market News works with the State Departments of Agriculture and local food systems to provide prices, volume, and other information on agricultural commodities sold at local and regional markets throughout the United States. Information gathered from Farmers\u2019 Markets, Farmers\u2019 Auctions, Food Hubs, Direct to Consumer sales, Retail advertisements, and Farm-To-School programs is currently available for select locations. But Maine has very few price reports available on the USDA AMS website.<\/p>\n

Bryan Sullivan, Agricultural Market Reporter, and Levi Geyer, Assistant Field Chief with USDA-AMS are coming to Bangor, Maine, on Thursday, July 22 from 10:00 AM to noon at Dysart\u2019s Restaurant, 1110 Broadway Ave., Bangor as well as by Zoom live streaming to discuss price reports for Maine. They have received interest from some agricultural producers in Maine regarding price discovery throughout the New England area for livestock and other agricultural commodities. They are looking to see what potential there may be to include reports to meet the needs of farmers\/producers, wholesale buyers, auctions, stakeholders, and other interested people throughout the state of Maine.<\/p>\n

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