As of 24 July, there have been 170 cases of HPAI in dairy herds across 13 States with the last being 22 July, in Colorado. The first confirmed case was 25 March Texas.
In response to the outbreak, USDA has maintained mandatory testing requirements for lactating dairy cows prior to interstate movement and mandatory reporting of positive test results in livestock. Moreover, starting 1 July, USDA has been accepting applications to provide financial assistance for eligible dairy producers who incur milk losses due to HPAI in their operations. The payments are made via an updated Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP). Despite the specter of HPAI, dairy is stabilizing from less culling, stabi...
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...
