USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed today that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was found in a commercial turkey flock in South Dakota; 47,300 turkeys were affected. This is the first HPAI outbreak since 19 April. It is the 64th case in South Dakota. This case comes after three others in Canada; two in Alberta in September and one in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. These locations are all on the Central migratory flyway, which means the initial threat, if it does not expand geographically, is to turkey and egg production, not broilers, which are concentrated in the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways.
Speaking of broilers, chicken in cold storage was 834.9 million pounds i...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
