About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas with infected herds, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
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Bird flu traces found in one in five US commercial milk samples, says FDA
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs with dry weather fears continuing
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit highs not seen since January for a second day, as anxiety over dry weather conditions persisted for top exporter Russia.
Canadian corn imports expected to slow in 2024/25
Early expectations point to increased Canadian grain production in 2024/25, which should cut into corn imports from the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attaché in Ottawa.
U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on dry weather concerns, Black Sea attacks
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures continued their steady climb on Wednesday, as dry weather raised concerns in key growing regions and Russian attacks in the Black Sea area threatened to disrupt supply chains.
CBOT weekly outlook: May futures winding down, coming rains factor into prices
As the last full of week of April is set to wind down, two factors will determine the course of United States soybean, corn and wheat futures. Those are the rain forecast for the weekend of Apr. 27 and 28, and last day for May futures on Apr. 26, according to hedging strategist Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net.
US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states
Cattle without symptoms have tested positive; Meat Institute calls for safety checks on beef
The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday, as federal officials ramp up their response to an outbreak in herds.
U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally as US crop rating fall keeps weather in focus
Chicago wheat surged to a two-month high on Tuesday as a decline in U.S. winter wheat conditions focused attention on weather risks to northern hemisphere crops.
U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally as weather risks rattle markets
U.S. wheat futures rallied to their highest point in more than two months before the session closed on Monday as crop weather concerns in the Northern Hemisphere supported prices and triggered technical buying and short covering, which accelerated the climb, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures rally on bargain buying, geopolitical tensions
U.S. corn and soybean prices rose on Friday as heightened geopolitical tensions spurred a round of bargain buying after the benchmark contracts in both markets fell to their lowest levels in more than six weeks, traders said.
USDA, Conab widely differ on Brazil soybeans
There’s a rather wide difference between the United States Department of Agriculture and its Brazil counterpart, Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab) when it comes to Brazil soybeans.
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