An assessment completed for several European agricultural organizations indicates costs to the EU feed and livestock industries would increase by up to 2.8 billion euros if all EU member countries were to opt out of using GM soy. Large Export Inspections Last Week Yesterday’s USDA export inspections report indicated 2,364,665 MT of soybeans were inspected for export last week, a 29 percent increase over the previous week’s 1,831,696 MT. 1,522,974 MT were inspected for China or 64.4 percent of the overall total. It appears inspections of containerized shipments totaled 75,101 MT. Inspections of shipments headed to the EU totaled 186,681 MT. USDA also indicated it inspected a shipment of 759 MT destined to Cambodia and 832 MT to be shipped...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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