March egg product output down 4% from 2007
WASHINGTON — The total amount of edible liquid product from shell eggs broken in March was 212,023,000 lbs, down 4% from a year ago but up 7% from February 2008, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Egg Products report. MORE

March butter, pork, chicken and turkey stocks up
WASHINGTON — Frozen stocks of butter, pork, chicken and turkey in warehouses on March 31 were greater than year earlier levels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Cold Storage report. MORE

March milk outturn up 2.4% from year ago
WASHINGTON — Milk production in the 23 major producing states totaled 15.1 billion lbs in March, up 2.4% from the same month of 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Milk Production report. MORE

U.S. orange forecast up 1% from March
WASHINGTON — All orange production in the United States for 2007-2008 was forecast at 10,128,000 tons (236,138,000 boxes), up 1% from the March 1 forecast and 33% above 2006-2007 final utilization of 7,626,000 tons (177,280,000 boxes), the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Crop Production report. MORE

February nonfat dry milk production up from year ago
WASHINGTON — February production of both nonfat dry milk and skim milk powders was up significantly from a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Dairy Products report. MORE

Intended plantings top expectations
WASHINGTON — U.S. farmers intend to plant more soybeans, other spring wheat and durum in 2008 than most analysts expected, but less corn, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. MORE

Average price of all wheat soars to $11.70 in March
WASHINGTON — The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in March reached a record high of $11.70 per bu, up $1.72 from $9.98 in February and $6.95 above the March 2007 average of $4.75, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its March Agriculture Prices report. MORE