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Global demand forecasts for US crops to factor in tariffs in effect, USDA says

By Reuters, Tom Polansek March 7, 2025

A monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture WASDE supply and demand report due next week will consider trade policies in place when the forecasts for grains and soybeans are issued, an agency official said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump suspended tariffs he imposed this week on Canada and Mexico.

Demand for organic pulses had been steadily rising before the COVID-19 outbreak, but supply chains are prepared to meet the new demand. Photo: File

Lentils, Markets, Pulses

China’s pulses to inch higher in 2024/25 says USDA attaché

Production has been shrinking

By Glen Hallick March 4, 2025

Total pulse production in China has been projected to increase slightly to 983,000 tonnes in 2024/25 compared to the 959,000 tonnes harvested the year before, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's attaché; in Beijing.

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News, Reuters

US will spend up to $1 billion to combat bird flu, USDA secretary says

By Leah Douglas, Reuters February 26, 2025

The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, including increasing imports of eggs, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday.

News, Reuters

USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters February 21, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that had been frozen by the Trump administration's push to overhaul the federal government, the agency said late on Thursday.

Livestock, Reuters

USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says

By Reuters, Tom Polansek February 18, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not restrict cattle imports from Mexico after another discovery of a damaging pest called New World screwworm in a cow south of the border, the agency said on Tuesday.

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

News, Reuters

US bird flu response disrupted in early weeks of Trump administration, sources say

Congress not briefed for weeks, reports withheld, meetings cancelled, reports suggest

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, Reuters February 14, 2025

The Trump administration has disrupted the U.S. response to bird flu as the outbreak worsens, leading to confusion and concern among federal staff, state officials, veterinarians and health experts, 11 sources told Reuters.

“But we lost a lot of acres… which suggests to me that some organic guys have let some of their organics land go. And they are growing canola on the side,” says Laura Telford. Photo: Greg Berg

Canola, Markets, Soybeans

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola set to climb higher

Supplies getting tighter

By Glen Hallick February 12, 2025

Canola has been on something of a tear for about a month with increases in 16 of its last 20 sessions on the Intercontinental Exchange as of Feb. 12. Despite a great amount of political chaos surrounding all of the markets, the Canadian oilseed is poised to climb higher for the rest of February, said broker Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg, Man.

File photo of a durum wheat field in Idaho. (Craig Morris photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA

Less supply by end of marketing year

By Adam Peleshaty February 11, 2025

Projected world grain stocks, as well as those for United States wheat, are set to tighten according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly supply/demand report released on Feb. 11, 2025.

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Strong export sales for cattle, hogs

By Glen Hallick February 6, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract […] Read more

Atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it is a deadly disease that often plagues cattle in feedlots, but the cause of this illness is largely a mystery. Photo: Canada Beef

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on strong exports

Hog exports have second best December

By Glen Hallick February 5, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher on Wednesday

Daily Network News

Canadian trade data delayed by U.S. government shutdown

Sigurdson applauds Alberta farmers

U.S. grains: Soy, corn dip on farmer selling; U.S.-China trade talks in focus

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Global demand forecasts for US crops to factor in tariffs in effect, USDA says

China’s pulses to inch higher in 2024/25 says USDA attaché

US will spend up to $1 billion to combat bird flu, USDA secretary says

USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds

USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says

US bird flu response disrupted in early weeks of Trump administration, sources say

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola set to climb higher

U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on strong exports

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