Soybean and corn production in Brazil remains uncertain after a pair of conflicting reports released April 11.
USDA holds steady on Brazilian production estimates
Beef stakeholders invited to weigh in on code of practice
Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle to be updated
The Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle.
Feed Grain Weekly: Seeding preparations begin in Alberta
As growers prepare to seed in parts of Alberta, the lack of moisture during the winter continues to be a concern. However, a major snowstorm which brought various amounts of precipitation to the central part of the province has relieved some stress.
La Niña weather 60 per cent likely to develop from June-August, says US forecaster
A U.S. government weather forecaster expects an about 60 per cent chance of the La Niña weather pattern characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean emerging in the second half of 2024.
Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees
North Carolina joins total states reporting outbreaks of avian influenza dairy herds
Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.
U.S. grains: Soy drops, corn ticks up ahead of Brazil and US crop reports
Chicago Board of Trade soy fell on Wednesday after hitting a one-month low as traders awaited a U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report and Brazil's Conab crop forecast.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola looking to S&D report for direction
While the start of the week of Apr. 8 saw canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange trade in a very narrow range, broker Jamie Wilton of RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg said that could soon change.
Attention in CBOT soybeans/corn turning to spring weather
North American weather conditions should become a major influence on the activity in the grain and oilseed markets in the upcoming weeks as farmers turn their attention to spring seeding.
Seventeen U.S. states restrict cattle imports from avian flu-infected areas
Several U.S. states have restricted cattle imports from states that have seen infections of avian influenza Type A H5N1 in dairy herds.
Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures
Cash prices fairly level; beef producers should look into risk management tools, analysts say
Markets have seen cattle futures (mainly live and fed) decline in recent weeks as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain made its way into dairy herds in six states to date. The good news, said a cattle auction leader and market expert, is that cash prices have remained more-or-less steady amid the chaos.
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