Public Health Covid-19 Resurfaces in Beijing, Xinfadi Market Closed Through this morning, 137 new novel coronavirus’s have been linked to Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing, one of the country’s largest produce terminals. Xinfadi, which handles everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to meat, eggs, and seafood, employs more than 356,000 people according to the South China Morning Post. The response by Beijing government officials has been swift. The market has been shuttered, more than 1,200 flights to the city’s two airports have been cancelled, train tickets are suspended, and nearby neighborhoods with high risks of spreading the illness (those with high density) have been quarantined. The city i...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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