India is presently the world's top milk producer at 140 MMT, but its production efficiency is one of the lowest. With a goal of doubling output by 2027 to meet rapidly growing consumer demand, the question is whether this is achievable with the country's current feed and fodder situation. China Moves Closer to Resuming Rapeseed/Mustard Meal Imports from India In 2011, India's rapeseed/mustard meal exports to China reached 650,000 MT before being banned by the Chinese later that same year following quality concerns and toxic material contamination. A positive outcome of the recent visit of Prime Minister Modi to that country has been the signing of a sanitary protocol for these imports.India's rapeseed/mustard oilseed production in 2014/15...
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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