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USDA approves funds to fight screwworm, may resume Mexico cattle imports this year

Dec. 13, 2024 at 11:08 am CST

The Biden administration approved a second round of emergency funding to block New World screwworm from entering the U.S. on Friday, a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary told Reuters, after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over the pest.

China’s 2024 total grain output rises to record 706 mln tons

Dec. 13, 2024 at 10:03 am CST

By Reuters

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russian grain exports to Syria suspended due to uncertainty

Dec. 13, 2024 at 9:55 am CST

By Gleb Stolyarov Jonathan Saul Olga Popova Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall as dollar gains, export sales disappoint

Dec. 12, 2024 at 6:05 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. cattle: CME cattle futures close lower on technical selling

Dec. 12, 2024 at 6:01 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine

Dec. 12, 2024 at 11:55 am CST

While the United States government continues to monitor the spread of bird flu in the country, the Biden administration said it won’t order the stockpiling of a vaccine for humans. U.S. health officials stressed the chances of a human contracting the H5N1 variant of avian influenza remain very low.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Russia bans sunflower, corn seeds imports from four countries

Dec. 12, 2024 at 9:56 am CST

The Russian agricultural watchdog has banned imports of sunflower and corn seeds from companies in Chile, France, Hungary, and Turkey, it said on Thursday, in line with Moscow's policy to reduce dependency on seed imports.

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures close at highest since May on strong cash prices

Dec. 11, 2024 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for a third-straight session Wednesday on strong cash cattle prices, as feeder cattle followed, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Brazil farmer lobby asks to lift soybean ban from deforested Amazon rainforest

Dec. 11, 2024 at 4:48 pm CST

A farmers' lobby in Brazil is seeking to end a two-decade-long agreement that forbids grain traders from buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, claiming the deal has created an uneven playing field.

By Reuters roberto-samora

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola could enter narrow range

Dec. 11, 2024 at 3:51 pm CST

As the turnaround in canola continued, analyst said there are three factors underpinning the swing upward. David Derwin, commodities futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg, pointed to the gains made by soyoil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, the weakening of the Canadian dollar, and the reduction in the canola harvest made by Statistics Canada.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm