AgDay
Hosted by Haley Bickelhaupt, AgDay provides the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, and features the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America.
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USDA now forecasts U.S. ag exports will reach a record $191.0 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2022, up $7.5 billion from the February forecast. . .
We’ve all heard the phrase, “the greatest thing since sliced bread,” but where did it begin? It was an inventor named Otto Rohwedder who knew he could improve on the whole loaf of bread.
Nationally farmers were able to plant a quarter of the corn and soybean crop last week... and that was also the case in states like Illinois.
USDA is making $200 million available to create a new meat processing capacity expansion program, providing $25 million for workforce training under the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP).
China has temporarily suspended beef imports from four Brazilian slaughterhouses, two operated by JBS SA and two by Marfrig.
USDA raised its estimated range of 6.5%-7.5% y/y increase from a range of 5%-6%, according to the May Food Price Outlook report, the highest forecast for all food prices and restaurant prices since 1981.
India has no immediate plans to lift a ban on wheat exports but will continue with deals which are done directly with other governments, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told Reuters.
U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday, with forecasts for improved planting weather in northern growing areas pressuring prices.
Grains slid again on Wednesday, but ended off lows. Livestock faded early gains.
The recovery from this year’s high path avian influenza outbreak is taking place much quicker than in 2015, despite the fact that the virus is more virulent.