WHEAT The U.S. 2018/19 wheat supply and demand estimates are unchanged from last month. There are offsetting by-class changes for both exports and imports. The season-average farm price range is unchanged at the midpoint of $5.10 per bushel and the…
According to the claims administrator of the $1.51 billion settlement in the Syngenta MIR 162 corn case, the deadline to file a claim is Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. The settlement covers corn farmers, ethanol plants and grain handling facilities. Interested…
Following more than a year of negotiation, the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a final agreement on a revised North American Free Trade Agreement. The new deal named the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement still has some hurdles to face before…
Pending EPA registration, FMC will launch Lucento fungicide for use in corn, soybeans, peanuts, wheat and sugarbeets for the 2019 season. The new fungicide is a combination of flutriafol and bixafen active ingredients. In corn, the fungicide has efficacy against…
JBS Tolleson, Inc., a division of JBS SA, is recalling 6.5 million pounds of “various raw, non-intact beef products” due to an outbreak of salmonella, USDA-Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said Thursday. The products were package on various dates…
On Monday, USDA reported 26% of the nation’s corn had been harvested. While that’s nearly 10% more than the five-year average the same week, harvest pace is likely to slow this week as much of the Corn Belt is receiving…
With 21 reported cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China’s most hog-dense areas, the conversation is not about if, but rather when the next case will pop up. On AgriTalk, Chip Flory talked with Patrick Webb, director of swine…
After months of raising eyebrows and lowering grain prices amid an escalating trade war with a host of global trade partners, President Donald Trump has racked up a number of trade wins in recent days, finalizing deals with Canada, Mexico…
The pork outlook looked bleak in August. Fear of large pork supplies and Mexican and Chinese tariffs on U.S. pork exports appeared disastrous to hog prices. At that time, my forecast was for losses of $40 or more per head…