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Ag News: Dec. USDA Milk Reports
The USDA has released their December milk production reports, delayed by the 35-day government shutdown in December and January. Cow numbers dropped again in December.
Ag News: World Dairy Prices Up
World dairy prices continued to inch up on New Zealand’s Global Dairy Trade auction, with aggregate prices moving up 0.9% today.
Ag News: ASF and China’s Pork Demand
African swine fever first appeared in China last August, officials have confirmed about 100 outbreaks of the disease, but could it cause a slowdown in China's pork consumption?
Ag News: U.S.-China Talks Continue
Trade talks continue between the U.S. and China. Officials from the U.S. traveled to Beijing two weeks ago and the two parties moved back to Washington D.C. last week.
News Ag: Net Farm Income Higher
After hitting a pothole in 2018, U.S. net farm income will recover this year under the combined effects of financial belt-tightening and rising crop prices.
Ag News: China Waiting Out U.S. on Trade
When it comes to trade negotiations and the trade war with China, one economist says the communist country is “counting on surviving President Trump.
Ag News: Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Up
A wave of Chapter 12 bankruptcies is sweeping across the U.S. farm belt as trade disputes take a toll on businesses already hurt by low commodity prices.
AG News: Delayed USDA Reports
The markets absorbed an onslaught of information recently when USDA released the delayed and current WASDE numbers AND the Crop Production report.
Ag News: Farmer Confidence High
With Trump tariff payments boosting Corn Belt farm revenue, farmer confidence shot to its highest level since last June, just before the trade war with China began.
Ag News: Bud Light’s Corn Syrup Ad
The dust is settling after the controversy related to Bud Light’s Super Bowl ads touting its lack of corn syrup. Miller Lite and Coors Light were called out by Bud Light.
Ag News: Global Feed Production
Global feed production is at an all-time high. In the 2019 Global Feed Survey, Alltech estimates a strong 3% growth to 1.068 billion metric tons of feed produced.
Ag News: More Vegans Means More Meat
More and more people are choosing to eat less and less meat due to concerns over the environment, personal health and animal welfare.