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Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. asks China to drop avian flu-related ban on poultry imports

By GFM Network News April 27, 2015

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday asked China to drop a ban on imports of U.S. poultry imposed because of an outbreak of bird flu in chickens and turkeys. The U.S. wants China to limit trade only from states or regions that have had cases of the flu, which is […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Tests turn up avian flu at third Ont. poultry farm

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 24, 2015

Already under preventive quarantine, a turkey farm in southwestern Ontario’s Oxford County is now believed to have the province’s third avian flu outbreak in poultry. On its website Friday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it was notified Thursday that presumptive H5 avian flu had been detected at the farm in tests by the University […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Minnesota declares state of emergency over avian flu

By GFM Network News April 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in the country. It followed Wisconsin’s action on Monday. The highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of bird flu has been identified on 46 Minnesota farms […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trucker strike worry

By GFM Network News April 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures snapped two sessions of declines and climbed to the highest in 2-1/2 weeks on concerns that labour strikes in South America could limit supplies to ports during the peak export season in Brazil and Argentina. Truckers in Brazil began to block roads across the country’s main farm belt […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

Second avian flu control zone set up in SW Ontario

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 22, 2015

A federal control zone has been officially set up for a 10-kilometre radius around the Oxford County chicken farm that’s home to Ontario’s second outbreak of H5N2 avian flu. This control zone, which covers ground in both Oxford County and Waterloo County, is an “internationally accepted practice,” meant to allow export business to continue from non-infected […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-month low, soy slips on bird flu concern

By GFM Network News April 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures touched a one-month low on Wednesday and soybeans dropped on concern that a bird flu outbreak in the U.S. may cut feed demand, as forecasts for favourable U.S. planting weather in coming weeks also weighed on prices. Wheat was slightly lower as early short covering support faded in […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

By GFM Network News April 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Faced with a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected millions of chickens and turkeys, the U.S. Agriculture Department could turn to what it has always seen as a last resort: readying and deploying a vaccine to fight the disease. Up to now, USDA has said it would prefer not to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Iowa reports biggest single U.S. outbreak of bird flu

By GFM Network News April 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in millions of hens at an egg-laying facility on Monday, the worst case so far in a national outbreak that prompted Wisconsin to declare a state of emergency. The infected Iowa birds were being raised near the city […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn lower on bird flu outbreak, planting progress

By GFM Network News April 21, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday on planting progress in the world’s top producer, coupled with concerns about bird flu slowing demand for poultry feed, traders said. Soybeans declined as the bird flu fears pressured futures for soymeal, which like corn is a major poultry feed […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Ont. chicken farm’s avian flu confirmed as high-path H5N2

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 20, 2015

The avian flu that swept a broiler breeder chicken operation in southwestern Ontario’s Oxford County has been confirmed as highly pathogenic H5N2. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Sunday its lab tests in Winnipeg have confirmed the virus’ pathogenicity and subtype. The farm, southwest of Kitchener, was quarantined Saturday after preliminary tests confirmed a […] Read more

Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

GFM Network News

Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

Tag Archives avian flu

U.S. asks China to drop avian flu-related ban on poultry imports

Tests turn up avian flu at third Ont. poultry farm

Minnesota declares state of emergency over avian flu

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trucker strike worry

Second avian flu control zone set up in SW Ontario

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-month low, soy slips on bird flu concern

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

Iowa reports biggest single U.S. outbreak of bird flu

U.S. grains: Corn lower on bird flu outbreak, planting progress

Ont. chicken farm’s avian flu confirmed as high-path H5N2

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