SJV and Nevada Alfalfa Water Update

By ACX on July 2, 2013

In the San Joaquin Valley there is to be a water shortage, and it appears that many farmers are receiving bad news when it comes to the water situation. According to a June 18, 2013 article in the Fresno Bee, farmers were recently told to “Expect a zero percent water allocation next February if winter doesn’t start out stormy.”

According to the article, Tom Birmingham Westlands General manager said “”When we look at these dry conditions and low storage in reservoirs later this year, it’s difficult to see how the initial allocation could be anything but zero, unless we have a very big December and January,”

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ACX at the China World Dairy Expo

By ACX on June 7, 2013

The China World Dairy Expo & Summit was held on June 1-3, 2013 and was attended by thousands of growers, farmers and dairy men.

According to the China World Dairy Expo, “Guests who attend the grand occasion each year include thousands of professionals in dairy production and cow breeding enterprises from China and over 20 countries abroad, compounded by purchasers, government officials, experts, and reporters.”

ACX Pacific Northwest representatives exhibited at the event which was held in Nanchang, China, the capital of the Jiangxi province located southwest of Shanghai.

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ACX Exports Bring Jobs to Bay Area and Business to Ports: Hay Facility to Open in Stockton

By ACX on September 2, 2011

Leading U.S. Exporter ACX Pacific Northwest Boosts Economy through Innovation, Supply Chain Leadership, and Animal Feed Exports

Stockton, CA, September 1, 2011: ACX Pacific Northwest, Inc., a leading exporter of U.S. hay and straw, is announcing the opening of a new hay export processing facility in Stockton, CA. The plant, located at the Port of Stockton, is expected to be operational beginning October 2011.

ACX will hire 40-60 people to work in the facility. The new operation is expected to spur growth in regional farming and trucking sectors as well. According to company CEO, John M. Gombos, expansion to the Bay Area is necessary to keep up with demand for ACX forage and roughage products around the world.

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Alfalfa Prices 2011

By ACX on June 26, 2011

2011 Alfalfa in the Field

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Alfalfa prices in the USA are based purely on market conditions driven primarily by domestic dairies. So far in 2011, alfalfa prices have been somewhat volatile. This is the result of lack of carry-over hay supplies from 2010 and increasing demand for alfalfa in all market sectors. Furthermore, prices of alfalfa have not yet settled because of the long, cool spring and unseasonal rains.

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