Insights and Stories on USDA

Dec. 8, 2014 at 5:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. has suspended imports of live and raw poultry from British Columbia due to an outbreak of bird flu virus in the province’s Fraser Valley, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief veterinary officer told Reuters on Monday. The restrictions began on Dec. 4, the same […]

By Tom Polansek

Nov. 19, 2014 at 6:10 pm CST

Washington/Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. farmers are about to reap a bumper harvest not just in corn and soybeans but also in new subsidies that could soar to US$10 billion, blowing a hole in the government’s promise that its new five-year farm bill would save taxpayers money. If payments for […]

By Christine Stebbins, Ros Krasny

Nov. 10, 2014 at 3:25 pm CST

Washington | Reuters –– The 2014 U.S. corn crop, while still a record, will be slightly below recent market expectations according to government data released Monday, giving a boost to beaten-down corn prices, while soybean production continues to rise. CBOT corn futures closed up 0.5 per cent on the bullishly […]

By Ros Krasny

Nov. 7, 2014 at 7:18 pm CST

CORRECTED, Nov. 10, 2014 — Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved the first genetically modified potato for commercial planting in the United States in more than a decade, a move likely to draw the ire of groups opposed to artificial manipulation of foods. The so-called […]

By Ros Krasny

Oct. 10, 2014 at 12:18 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean production in 2014 will be even higher than the record forecast a month ago, but somewhat below market expectations, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Friday. USDA made surprise cuts to U.S. and global wheat ending stocks for 2014-15, pushing wheat […]

By Ros Krasny