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USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports

By Reuters January 9, 2025

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.

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains

By Geralyn Wichers January 8, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Most active February live cattle futures settled at 193.700 cents per pound, down 1.875 cents a pound from Tuesday. March live cattle futures fell 2.025 cents per pound to 266.025 cents a pound.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

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U.S. livestock: Chicago grains, soy fall on dollar gains as traders await USDA data

By Renee Hickman, Reuters January 8, 2025

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.

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US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry

By Leah Douglas, Reuters January 8, 2025

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.

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In first, Cuba leases farmland to foreign firm

By Marc Frank, Reuters January 8, 2025

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.

File photo of a soybean plantation in Brazil. (Mailson Pignata/iStock/Getty Images)

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Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions

By Reuters, Roberto Samora January 8, 2025

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.

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Indonesian government tells ranchers to import cattle for school meals program

By Reuters January 8, 2025

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.

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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip on rainy Argentina forecast

By Renee Hickman, Reuters January 7, 2025

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.

Employees load soybeans onto the China-bound cargo ship Kypros Land at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazil in March 2017. Photo: Reuters/File/Paulo Whitaker

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China, lower grain prices bolster Brazil beef and chicken export prospects

By Ana Mano, Reuters January 7, 2025

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.

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China rapeseed meal futures slide after Trudeau announces plans to resign

By Geralyn Wichers, Isabella Jibilian, Mei Mei Chu January 7, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute China's rapeseed meal futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans to resign sparked hope that trade tensions between Beijing and Ottawa will soften.

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USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains

U.S. livestock: Chicago grains, soy fall on dollar gains as traders await USDA data

US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry

In first, Cuba leases farmland to foreign firm

Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions

Indonesian government tells ranchers to import cattle for school meals program

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip on rainy Argentina forecast

China, lower grain prices bolster Brazil beef and chicken export prospects

China rapeseed meal futures slide after Trudeau announces plans to resign

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