Regional News The weather for the UK and northern Europe remains a major concern for crops. The UK is currently experiencing its driest year of the 21st century while western and northern Europe are slated for more dry conditions over the next two weeks. The EU model now favors more rain for Scandinavia and the UK in the 6-10-day outlook, but most of France and Germany will miss out on this precipitation. Poland’s apple crop is facing a “difficult season” due to repeated frosts that have lowered the yield potential for the 2025 crop. Poland is the EU’s largest apple producer and the fourth-largest globally with 4.4 MMT of annual production. French farmers are threatening to protest from 26 May throu...
What You Need to Know Today: Headlines emerging from negotiations between President Trump and President Xi were relatively limited, with a more substantive announcement expected Monday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer indicated that additional details related to agricultural trade cou...
The heat of summer is now transitioning into more moderate temperatures, and the next two months have the busiest marketing periods of the year for replacement cattle. Weather always influences the replacement cattle market, and the primary grain belt in the Southern Plains, where many cattle a...
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