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In an effort to prevent domestic cattle from being exposed to Bovine Influenza A Virus (BIAV), 17 states have restricted cattle imports from states where the virus has infected dairy cows.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack suggests China’s reduced purchases of American agricultural products, particularly corn and soybeans, may be linked to recent actions taken by the U.S.
The law aims to increase reporting requirements and impose harsher penalties for violations related to foreign ownership of agricultural land.
Grains slide after USDA disappoints with U.S. ending stocks, but especially punting on South American production. Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, discusses why USDA is so far above Conab and RGE.
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle futures are lower digesting BIAV news, while hogs recover, and grains are lower except corn following exports and South American crop estimates.
Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, says unfortunately it will take large production cuts in Brazil’s corn and soybean crop for prices to rally because of the large carryover in the U.S.
Grains end mixed trading weather and gearing up for production numbers from USDA and Conab. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity says livestock set back with the equities, with a bearish key reversal in hogs.
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What is the weather outlook for Plant 2024? Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions, says it will be a tale of the eastern verses the western corn belt.
Grains are mixed Wednesday with a wheat rally supporting corn, but soybeans fall. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says its more than report positioning.