California walnut challenges and gasoline prices fall for third week in a row

**With more California Due to the closure of walnut plantations, the outlook for the industry is expected to improve as growers try to balance supply and demand.

But such efforts alone will not be enough to achieve rapid market recovery and profitability.

A report by RaboResearch says walnut production could

The area under cultivation is shrinking just as quickly as the area under cultivation as farmers remove older, less productive trees and lower-yielding varieties.

**USDA Food Safety and the inspection service plans to monitor dairy cows for H5N1 flu at slaughter starting next month.

FSIS will utilize its existing national residue program and conduct avian influenza testing in the muscle samples already collected from dairy cow carcasses.

Carcasses sampled under the program will be retained until test results are available.

In the event of a positive test, the USDA will work with industry to ensure the carcass does not enter the food supply.

**The average gas price in the country According to GasBuddy, the price fell for the third week in a row, falling 4.2 cents from the previous week to $3.37 per gallon.

The national average is down 11.4 cents from the previous month and is 47.8 cents per gallon below the previous year.

The national average price of diesel fell 2.6 cents last week and is now at $3.69 a gallon, the lowest in 940 days.