Insights and Stories on USDA

Nov. 8, 2024 at 10:10 am CST

Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

By Deena Beasley, Leah Douglas, Reuters

Oct. 31, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency's efforts to stifle the rapid spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.

By Leah Douglas, Reuters

Oct. 29, 2024 at 2:16 pm CDT

Ukrainian grain exports are expected to be down in the 2024/25 marketing year due to smaller crops, tighter carryout stocks and the ongoing challenges of shipping through the Black Sea, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Kyiv.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 28, 2024 at 2:45 pm CDT

As wheat production in Argentina is projected to increase in 2024/25, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires, the country’s corn output is to be smaller than in the previous year.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oct. 24, 2024 at 5:01 pm CDT

U.S. fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items on Thursday after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.

By Brad Brookes, Reuters