Reading Time: < 1 minute Iowa, which is projected to be the tenth biggest milk-producing state this year, is the first new state to find an infected dairy herd since the U.S. confirmed an outbreak in Colorado on April 26.
Bird flu reported in Iowa dairy herd, expanding US outbreak in cows
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit January low on concerns over Mexican demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lean hog futures dropped to their lowest price since January at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday as weakness in the Mexican peso fueled worries over demand in the biggest export market for U.S. pork, traders said.
Bird flu infects third US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing
Reading Time: 2 minutes A third U.S. dairy worker tested positive for bird flu after exposure to infected cows, and was the first to suffer respiratory problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
JBS says China blocks beef from US plant over detection of ractopamine
Reading Time: < 1 minute Processor JBS said on Wednesday that Beijing blocked U.S. beef shipments from the company's plant in Greeley, Colorado, because traces of the feed additive ractopamine were identified in beef destined for China.
U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed nearly flat on Friday but rose seven per cent for the week as concerns grew over crop losses in Russia and other exporting countries.
Bird flu detected in tissue samples of US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bird flu virus particles were found in tissue samples taken from one dairy cow sent to slaughter at a U.S. meat processing plant, but none were detected in samples from 95 other cattle, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-month low on weaker cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slumped to a February low on Thursday under pressure from solid U.S. production and weaker cash prices, traders said.
Second US dairy worker infected with bird flu
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Michigan health official on Wednesday said that a dairy worker had contracted bird flu, the second U.S. human case reported since the virus was first confirmed in dairy cattle in late March.
U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide to February low under US production pressure
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to their lowest level since February under pressure from solid U.S. production on Tuesday, while live cattle futures reached their highest price since March, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Rallying beef prices push CME live cattle to seven-week high
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wholesale beef prices have jumped this week as retailers and meat processors look ahead to the Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. The holiday is considered the start of the peak grilling season for products like steaks and hamburgers.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
