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Fisheries service took inseason action on August 19 and shut the area after Sunday the 23rd. Monterey has six days left, the fall season opens September 1, and the bottom went 16 for 17 at limits.
Diesel refining margins set an all-time record above $100 a barrel and California diesel jumped 20¢ in a week to $7.142.
Thirteen days left on the salmon season, only 2 of 10 trips at limits, and the fall striper run is pouring into the Delta.
Drones hit two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and diesel futures rose almost 10% in five days — but the pump still priced last week's low.
An El Niño winter may shorten the post-harvest window. Class I skim drops $2.73, CVP allocation raised, corn $4.48, wheat $6.52.
A serial copper thief arrested in Ventura County, a 500-vase metal ring broken by the Fresno ag task force, plus county briefs statewide.
The salmon fleet cooled off hard — 5 of 29 trips at limits — Fort Bragg is now closed, and Pine Flat is down 10.7 feet in six weeks.
The interactive county watch list that ships with the August report — click a county and see what is being hit.
Both crude benchmarks fell more than 7% and California pump prices finally turned lower.
The best minus tides of the month land Aug 10–12 right alongside the new moon. Fort Bragg salmon closes Aug 10.
Brent closed July at $90.12 — its strongest month since March — and California diesel pushed to $6.91. We look higher again this week.
Almond harvest starts early and the pistachio off-year crop runs short. Silage corn chopping, cotton into cutout, pomegranate split — and why post-harvest soil sampling matters now.
Diesel and gasoline both moved higher again last week. Here is what it means for your fuel budget.
Global conflict is tightening sulfur supply — about $890/MT Qatar FOB, up roughly 300% year over year, with Russia's export ban running through Dec 31. If you can pre-pay and take delivery, do it now.
Corn around $4.38, wheat $6.32, Class III at $16.15, California diesel about $6.07 — plus the water situation and Central Valley weather.
Land of the free, because of the brave — from the B. Mello Ag Services family.
Cotton at peak bloom, wheat harvest wrapping up, table grape harvest active. Spotlight: compost and soil/water testing while commercial nitrogen stays expensive.
Thank you for planting the seeds of hard work, values, and a strong future.
B Mello Ag Services honors the brave men and women who gave all for our freedom.
Cheese and butter mixed, corn around $4.35, wheat $5.52, and California diesel at $7.89.
The hull split window nears, pistachios are in post-bloom nut fill, corn and cotton planting are active. Spotlight: JABB SBb 2.5™ and Nitryx™.
Strong production keeps futures capped near $16.00, and California diesel hits an all-time high at $7.73.
May you be surrounded by the love of family and the sound of children's laughter.
Pistachio bloom is active, wheat prices are firming, and almond hull split is on an August target. Spotlight: Premium 97™ and Premium 95™ HA.