Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not established Jan. 20 as a date to resume cattle imports from Mexico, the agency said on Wednesday, after it blocked shipments in November over the discovery of the New World screwworm pest in Mexico.
USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports
U.S. livestock: Chicago grains, soy fall on dollar gains as traders await USDA data
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn, soy and wheat futures dipped on Wednesday as the dollar jumped on uncertainty over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans, and as investors squared positions and awaited supply and demand data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. will rebuild its stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry matched to the current strain of the virus circulating among commercial flocks and wild birds, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
In first, Cuba leases farmland to foreign firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cuba said on Wednesday it had leased farmland to a Vietnamese company to grow rice, a first since the 1959 revolution which kicked all foreign landowners out.
Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dry weather is limiting soybean development in Brazil's southernmost state, putting farmers on alert there at the same time as excessive rain is set to disrupt early harvest work in central areas of the country, according to meteorologists.
Indonesian government tells ranchers to import cattle for school meals program
Reading Time: < 1 minute Indonesia is encouraging domestic cattle ranchers to import breeding cows, targeting 400,000 head in 2025, to supply meat and milk for the government's free school meals program, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip on rainy Argentina forecast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans ticked lower on Tuesday as expectations for rain relief in Argentina encouraged profit-taking, after drier forecasts and a softer dollar fueled gains during the previous session.
China, lower grain prices bolster Brazil beef and chicken export prospects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Beef and chicken exports from Brazil, the world's largest supplier of both meat types, may break new records in 2025, two industry groups said on Tuesday after the release of annual trade data.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn surges to six-month high on weaker dollar, Argentina weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures Cv1 on Monday surged to a more than six-month high amid growing concern over dry conditions in Argentina, market analysts said.
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related death in US
Reading Time: 2 minutes A U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, marking the country's first reported human death from the virus.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
