Brazilian-owned JBS, one of the largest meatpacking companies in the world, will sell 1.8 million pounds of pork products through President Donald Trump’s farm bailout program, according to USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service documents released Wednesday. U.S. taxpayers will buy about $5…
Farmers are proving they can do more with less as national corn and soybean yield averages climb year after year. Genetics, management and Mother Nature all undoubtedly play their roles, and some states have bigger wins to tout than others.…
The U.S. Trade Representative released a statement following three days of meetings in Beijing: Statement on the United States Trade Delegation’s Meetings in Beijing On January 7-9, an official delegation from the United States led by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative…
Two of China’s major pig producers sharply cut 2018 profit estimates on Monday, after African swine fever (ASF) devastated prices and demand for pork in the world’s largest hog producer in the second half of the year. Muyuan Foods Co.…
The January 11th World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) will likely not be on time even if the government shutdown ends next week. According to Pro Farmer analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, USDA-NASS will need a full week to get the…
While the vast majority of corn has been harvested, there are still some fields that have not seen the combine because of wet grain or swampy field conditions last fall. “If snow melts and soils allow, some farmers may opt…
China is buying U.S. rice for the first time. The "South China Morning Post" reported Chinese customs officials cleared American rice for import on Thursday. It's not clear how much China will buy, but the U.S. rice industry calls China…
It’s no surprise that digital use is exploding in all areas of our lives, but pork producers at the World Pork Expo earlier this year heard how that the National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff works with Google to…
Hope for averting a partial government shutdown dissipated Thursday afternoon as House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told reporters President Donald Trump would not sign a stopgap funding continuing resolution already passed in the Senate. "The president informed us he will…
Wednesday the Federal Reserve announced it would raise the target interest rate range for federal funds to 2.25% to 2.5%. This 25 basis point increase is the 9th highest interest rate increase since the financial crisis, according to Yahoo Finance.…