BUSINESS & AG LIFE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020
RETURNS
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producers. Cattle feeders will be
break-even to slightly profi table
with variation based on risk man-
agement strategies. Cattle produc-
ers are expected to be slightly
profi table as strong demand for
beef is coupled with peak cattle
inventory.
Forest products: profi table
margins for timberland owners
and sawmill operators
Although log prices remain low
compared to 2018’s peak, mar-
gins are profi table for timberland
owners and prices are expected to
remain stable or improve. Proces-
sors have worked through high-cost
logs from 2018 and lumber prices
are slightly improving.
Hay: moderate profi tability
Alfalfa profi tability will moder-
ate as producers intend to plant
more acres in 2020. Large invento-
ry of mid-grade timothy continues
to drive languid prices, weighing on
profi tability.
Nursery/greenhouse: solid
profi tability
A strong economy will support
stable housing demand, which
will continue to sustain strong
HAPPENINGS
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reserve your table.
Bicameral Farmers Bill of
Rights resolution introduced
WASHINGTON — Oregon Sen. Jeff
Merkley, along with Sen. Cory Booker
(D-NJ) and Reps. Deb Haaland (D-NM)
and Chellie Pingree (D-ME), have
introduced a Farmers Bill of Rights
resolution that affi rms the rights of
family farmers, ranchers and tradition-
al agricultural communities in Oregon
and across the country.
“Family farms have been the back-
bone of Oregon’s agricultural economy
for generations,” said Merkley in a press
release. “These farmers’ dedication to
responsible stewardship of our land
and agricultural innovation are woven
into the fabric of the Oregonian spirit
and have contributed to communities in
every corner of our state. That’s why we
must make sure family farmers have a
nursery sales. Growers secured
price increases in recent years and
modest price rises are expected in
the year ahead. However, growing
labor costs remain a challenge for
producers.
Onions: slightly profi table
returns
Onion prices would be profi table
but given variability of packouts,
returns vary by producer and grow-
ing region. International competi-
tion driven by the strong dollar
will continue to favor imports as
domestic supplies remain low.
Potatoes: profi table contracted
and uncontracted potatoes
level playing fi eld to compete.”
The resolution, described as “ground-
breaking,” outlines 10 basic rights that
all family farmers and ranchers should
have access to. Oregon is home to more
than 38,000 farms, which compete in
national and international marketplac-
es and would benefi t from the reforms
outlined in the Farmers Bill of Rights,
according to the release.
The Farmers Bill of Rights highlights
the challenges facing family farmers
and ranchers, including historically
underserved farmers and ranchers; rec-
ommends a strict cap on foreign owner-
ship in order to ensure all American
farmers can access domestic farm land;
gives historically underserved farmers
and ranchers access to capital and an
equal voice against increasing corporate
concentration and abusive practices in
America’s farm and food markets; and
supports country of origin labeling.
Northwest Farm Credit
Services customer-members
to receive nearly half of
cooperative’s earnings in cash
SPOKANE — The Northwest Farm
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An early cold snap froze as much
as 15% of fresh market potatoes
in Idaho. Other major production
regions in the U.S. suffered the
same fate.
Sugar beets: profi table
USDA’s forecast suggests a drop
in the stocks-to-use ratio from 14.5
(2018-19) to 13.5 (2019-20), a favor-
able ratio for Northwest sugar beet
producers.
Wheat: break-even returns
USDA’s projected 2019-20
season-average farm price for all-
wheat is $4.80 per bushel, down
$0.20 from last year. Variability in
yield and quality will drive indi-
vidual producer profi tability.
Apples and cherries: slight
profi ts
A large apple crop has tempered
prices. However, good fruit move-
ment and continued trade agree-
ment momentum should support
prices in 2020, and varieties and
quality continue to play a role in
profi tability. Mild weather during
the cherry growing season resulted
in good fruit quality. Strong domes-
tic demand after major crop losses
in California created strong markets
for Northwest cherries, but pricing
programs set earlier in the year
tempered returns.
Credit Services Board of Directors an-
nounced the association will pay $145
million in cash patronage dividends
to customer-members throughout the
Northwest, which is 1.25% of their
eligible average daily loan balances. Pay-
ments will start in mid-February.
“We’re pleased to pay nearly half our
2019 earnings back to the customer-
members who helped create the
association’s success,” Northwest FCS
President and CEO Phil DiPofi said.
“They in turn can reinvest dollars back
into their businesses, families and rural
communities, providing a boost to our
rural economies.”
Northwest FCS has paid patronage
dividends every year since 2000, total-
ing more than $1 billion in patronage
to customer-members. Northwest
FCS, with headquarters in Spokane,
Washington, is a $13 billion fi nancial
cooperative providing fi nancing and
related services to farmers, ranchers,
agribusinesses, commercial fi shermen,
timber producers, rural homeown-
ers and crop insurance customers in
Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
and Alaska.
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