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Demand for organic pulses had been steadily rising before the COVID-19 outbreak, but supply chains are prepared to meet the new demand. Photo: File

Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024

Production up for most Canadian pulses

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 17, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulses in Canada had quite the year in 2024 with prices closing out the calendar year in the middle of their trading ranges. Production was higher on the year for most pulses. Dry pea output in Canada rose to just short of three million tonnes, up from the 2.61 million harvested in 2023, according to the Statistics Canada principal field crop report issued Dec. 5.

Markets, News, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Prices for Kabuli chickpeas softer to sideways for balance of 2024

Prairie heatwave results in more smaller chickpeas

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 3, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Prices for Kabuli chickpeas are likely to be softer to sideways heading into the new year, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Moose Jaw, Sask.

Livestock, Reuters

US suspends Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case

By Reuters November 25, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States has temporarily paused imports of Mexican cattle after a case of New World screwworm (NWS) was identified at the lakeside town of Catazaja in southern Chiapas state, the Mexican government said on Sunday.

Reuters

U.S. lawmakers want risks posed by Chinese agriculture drones addressed

By David Shepardson September 6, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – A dozen U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the Biden administration to address the use of Chinese manufactured agriculture drones, saying their use on American farms poses national security risks. The House Republicans, including Representatives Elise Stefanik, Ashley Hinson and John Moolenaar, who chairs a select committee on China, asked the U.S. Agriculture Department and Cybersecurity […] Read more

Reuters

USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income

By P.J. Huffstutter September 5, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. farm income will fall for a second consecutive year in 2024, but not as much as previously expected as prices of livestock and egg products boom and production expenses ease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday. Declining farm income could ripple across the rural economy in a presidential […] Read more

Reuters

U.S. to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects

By Leah Douglas September 5, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday said the U.S. will spend $7.3 billion from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act to fund clean energy projects helmed by rural electric cooperatives. The 16 funded projects will reduce energy costs and increase reliability for rural Americans, who tend to pay more for energy, the White House said. […] Read more

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022.
Photo: Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/File

Reuters

Low water on Mississippi River impacts barges, grain exports ahead of harvest

By P.J. Huffstutter September 4, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Low water conditions have led to several barges running aground along a key stretch of the lower Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard told Reuters on Wednesday, just as the busiest U.S. grain export season gets underway. Low water levels are slowing export-bound barge shipments of grain and oilseeds from the […] Read more

Though the spread of avian influenza in dairy farms is increasing, the Centers for Disease Control in the U.S. said the risk to humans remains low. Photo: File

Dairy Cattle, News

Bird flu continues to spread in U.S. dairy farms

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 13, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of dairy farms in the United States that have reported bird flu among their livestock increased to 94 in a dozen states, according to reports. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control said the risk to humans remains low. The CDC noted it’s monitoring more than 500 people with 45 tested for bird flu. […] Read more

Test tubes labelled “Bird Flu” and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.
Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File

Livestock, Reuters

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

By Leah Douglas June 13, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters – Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spreads among U.S. dairy herds, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Wednesday. Bird flu has infected 90 dairy herds across 12 states since late March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Three dairy farm workers […] Read more

Crops, General

Canadian farmers blamed for ag chemical in U.S. oat foods

Discovery sets off media story despite samples testing well inside safe levels

By Robert Arnason February 20, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes A U.S. environmental group is pointing a finger at Canadian oat growers, saying they’re the cause of ag chemical residues found in Cheerios and Quaker Oats.

Daily Network News

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

Spain alerts WHO of swine flu virus believed to have been transmitted between people

Tag Archives United States

Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024

Pulse Weekly: Prices for Kabuli chickpeas softer to sideways for balance of 2024

US suspends Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case

U.S. lawmakers want risks posed by Chinese agriculture drones addressed

USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income

U.S. to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects

Low water on Mississippi River impacts barges, grain exports ahead of harvest

Bird flu continues to spread in U.S. dairy farms

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

Canadian farmers blamed for ag chemical in U.S. oat foods

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