Provides current intelligence and forecasts the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. fruit and tree nuts sector. Topics include production, consumption, shipments, trade, prices received, and more. Rice Four U.S. read more
Mr Eller's reference is good, but I am surprised it leaves out alfalfa. I believe alfalfa is the largest acreage crop in the U.S. It is grown in nearly every state. read more
Not surprisingly, the most lucrative cash crops from a value per acre perspective are illegal in many parts of the world. With a higher risk to grow these, there is a higher reward for the farmers. Cannabis has a value of $47.7 million per square kilometre, while coca weighs in at $37.7 million and opium poppies $6 million per sq. km. read more