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06 May 2022

US rains unlikely to help Oklahoma wheat crop
Wheat crop looks to be lowest since 2014...

USTR Tai plans 'robust' industry consultations over China tariffs
Tai also expressed concerns about dairy trade with Canada...

Lean hogs climb, live cattle futures fall - CME
Demand for both pork and beef uncertain amid inflation...

US meatpacker CEOs deny market manipulation behind beef price surge
Chief executives of four big meatpacking companies denied conspiring to manipulate beef supplies or prices as they defended themselves in congressional testimony, and under oath, last week against charges of profiteering....

04 May 2022

Live cattle futures edge up - CME
Lean hog futures drop to January lows...

03 May 2022

Feeder cattle futures firm on weaker corn - CME
Lean hog futures ease...

Study finds US black farmers lost $326 bln worth of land in 20th century
In 1910, black farmers owned more than 16 million acres of US land...

Rising retail prices will test consumers’ appetite for meat - CoBank
Producer price inflation will become apparent in grocery meat cases...

02 May 2022

US consumers to pay higher prices for meat this summer
As prices increase, consumers likely to purchase more chicken...

Satellites detect California methane emissions from space
Data firm says emissions are coming from a feedlot...

Cattle and hog futures fall - CME
Demand has dropped significantly ...

Dunkin', Beyond Meat face trademark lawsuit
The lawsuit is over a slogan for a plant-based sausage sandwich...

US Senate Ag Committee reviews two controversial cattle market proposals
Bill S 4030, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022, and S 3870 the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022....

29 April 2022

US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef launches sustainability goals
The goals are set around USRSB’s six high-priority indicators ...

Labour issues, idle trains leave US grain stranded
Wait times for pickup have more than doubled...

US seeks $500 mln for farmers to grow more wheat
The aim is to encourage farmers to grow more wheat...

Live cattle falls on rising corn futures - CME
Hog futures rebound after three days of losses...

28 April 2022

Cattle, hog futures weaken as feed costs rise - CME
Corn futures jumped to their highest in 10 years on Thursday...

Bunge updating some facilities to crush covercress
Bunge will process the oilseed into animal feed, renewable fuel...

26 April 2022

Cattle, hog futures hit two week lows - CME
USDA reported 2% more cattle on feed than last year...

25 April 2022

US highlights researchers working to reduce methane emissions
Researchers are evaluating different seaweed species ...