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Cargill to sell China poultry unit

By Dominique Patton June 14, 2023

Reuters – U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill said it is selling its poultry business in China to private equity firm DCP Capital, exiting a Chinese meat market that has become increasingly challenging for foreign players. The sale of the unit, known as Cargill Protein China, is subject to regulatory approvals but is expected to close this

Crop production records are a double-edged sword as they will lead to larger, price-flattening carryovers.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Colossal crops, measly prices and little backslapping

The latest WASDE report has some good news that isn’t that good

By Alan Guebert June 5, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report confirmed that a freight train of grain is barreling toward 2023-24 markets, and farmers everywhere need to prepare for the rockier prices sure to follow. The report was succinctly summarized by DTN market analysts shortly after its release May 12: “USDA

File photo of a cornfield in Mexico. (Roberto Cabrera/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

U.S. escalates dispute with Mexico over GM corn

Canada 'considering next steps'

By GFM Network News June 3, 2023

Mexico City | Reuters — The U.S. is escalating its conflict with Mexico over agriculture biotech measures, including the stance on genetically modified (GM) corn, by requesting dispute settlement consultations, senior officials of the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Friday. The North American neighbours are inching closer to a full-blown trade dispute under the

A Massey Ferguson MF 5S series tractor. (Agcocorp.com)

Crops

Agco, Kubota sign onto U.S. right-to-repair pledge

Firms join Deere, CNH in pacts with Farm Bureau

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 26, 2023

Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.-based American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Monday announced it had reached memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with equipment firms Agco and

Livestock

U.S. working on limited bird flu vaccination for turkeys

No decision yet made, U.S. official says

By GFM Network News, Sybille De La Hamaide May 24, 2023

Paris | Reuters — The United States is working on a bird flu vaccination scenario focusing on turkeys in the few states that gather the largest number of turkey farms, a move that would best meet a benefit-cost strategy, its chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. However, no decision to vaccinate has yet been made,

A microscope-level view of damaged brain tissue from a cow infected with BSE. (USDA photo via U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Beef cattle, Livestock

U.S. reports case of atypical BSE

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 19, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in an older beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina. USDA said the animal never entered slaughter channels and the agency did not expect any trade impacts as a result. It was

The issue of access to U.S. bees has been frustrating and divisive in Manitoba.

News

Time for another look at U.S. bees

Industry groups say it’s time to re-evaluate bee imports from the U.S.

By Alexis Stockford, Jonah Grignon May 12, 2023

Canadian beekeepers are calling on the federal government to re-examine the risks that have blocked U.S. packaged bees from Canada since the 1980s. Honeybee health decline and bee mortality took the stage at an April 26 meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. Representatives from the honey sector presented on

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. Supreme Court upholds California’s pig confinement law

Dissent suggests 'substantial burden against interstate commerce'

By GFM Network News May 11, 2023

Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America’s most-populous state from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, rejecting an industry challenge claiming that the voter-backed animal welfare measure impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a

“…long-term, you’ve got to be looking at new uses and new markets and non-traditional applications for ethanol if we’re going to continue to grow our industry and its value.” – Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association.

News

U.S. ethanol sector sets sights on lower-carbon aviation

The biofuel industry is looking to the skies for the next potential ethanol market

By Stephanie Kelly May 8, 2023

The U.S. ethanol industry is lobbying the Biden administration to ensure lower-carbon aviation fuel made from ethanol will qualify for subsidies under the U.S.’s Inflation Reduction Act. The ethanol industry is arguing such provisions are crucial to meeting U.S. climate goals. Why it matters: The biofuel market in the U.S. is looking for new footholds.

Livestock

Beekeepers call to reopen cross-border package bee trade

Ten years after the last risk assessment, some say it’s time to re-evaluate

By GFM Network News May 2, 2023

Canadian beekeepers are calling for the federal government to reopen the border to the importation of U.S. package honeybees. Witnesses at a meeting of the House of Commons standing committee on agriculture and agri-food last Wednesday presented recommendations for what the government could do to resolve issues of honeybee health decline and bee mortality. The

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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