China continues to deal with an outbreak of African swine fever. Two new cases of A.S.F. have been reported in Yunnan Province in Southwest China. That's the first cases of the disease in that key pork consuming part of the…
French dairy company Lactalis has denied claims made by an investigative newspaper that it sold 8,000 tons of milk powder potentially contaminated with salmonella. The paper, Le Canard Enchaine, reported Wednesday that Lactalis' plant in Craon, France, continued to sell…
Mexico is the largest volume destination for U.S. red meat exports, and it is critically important to keep product moving without delays at the border. To help ensure that this process operates as smoothly as possible, the U.S. Meat Export…
Most of the wettest areas of the Midwest were dry during the weekend and harvesting of corn and soybeans advanced. There were some damaging winds that ushered in the drier weather and some areas did get some light showers to…
Another monthly record was set for feedlot inventory after the fifth straight month of record high Cattle on Feed numbers with 11.4 million head reported on Oct. 1. The feedlot inventory for the start of October was up 5.2% since…
Organic production jumped by 2% to an estimated 6.5 million harvested acres in 2018. In addition, the number of organic farms increased 3% to a total of 17,648 in the U.S. alone, according to research from Mercaris, a data service…
Soybean prices received support with the release of the October crop production report. The lowering of harvested acreage for soybeans led to a slight reduction in the estimated production level for the 2018 crop. The recent rally in soybean prices…
Farmers Edge and Global Ag Risk Solutions (Global Ag) recently announced a partnership. It will combine Farmers Edge’s field-centric data with Global Ag’s customized insurance products to allow farmers to manage and increase profit, while decreasing risk. “We have not…
With commodity prices under significant pressure, producers who grow grains, raise hogs and milk cows are relying on tariff aid payments to help pay their bills. The new North American Free Trade Agreement, now called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) could…