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

By David Shepardson September 6, 2024

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

A vessel is seen arriving at Odesa in southern Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on April 12, 2023. (Photo: Yulii Zozulia/Nurphoto via Reuters Connect)

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Ukraine’s maritime food exports fall to 4.13 mln T in August

By Pavel Polityuk September 6, 2024

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine’s food exports by sea and river totalled 4.13 million metric tons in August, down from 4.25 million tons in July, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday. That included 2.18 million tons of wheat, 553,732 tons of corn and 454,641 tons of barley, the data showed. Ukraine’s UGA grain traders union […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall as consumers opt for cheaper meats

By Heather Schlitz September 5, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on Thursday on renewed worries over inflation-hit consumers’ ability to purchase pricy cuts of meat, traders said. Hog futures also fell on a seasonal lull in prices and a strong supply of heavy hogs. Beef and pork demand has eased […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave

By Heather Schlitz September 5, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as large U.S. yield prospects continued to drive short covering from earlier this week, analysts said. Wheat followed corn downward, while brisk exports from the Black Sea region continued to curb prices. A lower dollar and concerns over damaging, dry U.S. Midwestern weather […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 5, 2024

Cows at three dairy farms in California tested positive for H5N1 bird flu at the end of August, marking an expansion of the virus into the largest dairy producing region of the United States, according to an announcement from the state’s agriculture department. More than 190 herds have been infected across the U.S. since March, […] Read more

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USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income

By P.J. Huffstutter September 5, 2024

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

Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan farmers making good harvest progress: report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 5, 2024

Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress during the week ended Sep. 2, according to the latest provincial crop report. An estimated 42 per cent of the 2024 crop was harvested across the province, which was up from 25 per cent the previous week and ahead of the five-year average of 34 per cent done. The […] Read more

Cereals, Livestock, Markets

Feed Weekly: More grain to enter feed markets

By Adam Peleshaty September 5, 2024

Feed barley and feed wheat are in no short supply on the Prairies, according to Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. He has recently seen light test-weight barley and wheat coming from various places in Western Canada being shipped to feedlots. Beusekom added the feed grains were coming from “almost everywhere […] Read more

A seaport grain terminal damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Odesa region, Ukraine on July 19, 2023. (Photo: Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry via Facebook/Handout via Reuters)

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Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security

By Anastasiia Malenko September 5, 2024

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine said 75 countries and international organizations have agreed a “shared vision” of measures to ensure the uninterrupted supply of Ukrainian agricultural products and help global food security, a major concern following Russia’s 2022 invasion. The presidential office said an online meeting of representatives of the countries and organizations, held as […] Read more

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

By Leah Douglas September 5, 2024

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

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

Ukraine’s maritime food exports fall to 4.13 mln T in August

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall as consumers opt for cheaper meats

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave

Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows

USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income

Saskatchewan farmers making good harvest progress: report

Feed Weekly: More grain to enter feed markets

Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security

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

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