China’s move to cut soybean usage in feed rations is unlikely to affect U.S. or Canadian planting intentions in 2024.

The ripple effects from China’s declaration of self-sufficiency

The country’s decision to limit soybeans in feed rations could be challenging

China has long relied on imported food and feed ingredients for its livestock herds and poultry flocks, but there are signs that could change. A Jan. 3 Feed & Grain article detailed a Chinese policy pledge to reduce soybeans in feed rations. According to the report, soybean meal usage for January to November of 2023 […] Read more


File photo of the facade of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington, D.C. (Camrocker/iStock/Getty Images)

USDA attaché reports from Canada, other countries

Drought, grasshoppers among concerns cited for Canadian Prairies

The Global Agricultural Information Network of the United States Department of Agriculture issued a series of reports during the week ended Jan. 26. Of those, some of them could have an affect on the North American markets.


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Australia achieves average wheat, barley harvests

Total exports down, but percentage going to China increased

Australian wheat and barley came away with average crops for 2023/24, as the threat of dryness caused by an El Niño posed a major challenge, according to the United Stated Department of Agriculture attaché in the country’s capital of Canberra.