Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Market Preview: Pork Industry Here to Stay
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Weekly Outlook: Wheat Exports Off to a Slow Start
US - The USDA currently projects 2009-10 marketing year exports of US wheat at 925 million bushels, writes Darrel Good, Agricultural Economist at the University of Illinois.

CME: Governors Urge Assistance for Pork Sector
US - USDA will release yet another highly anticipated Crop Production report (and the accompanying World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates or WASDE) on Wednesday, 12 August at 8:30 a.m. EDT,...

Chinese Swine Producers Receive Training on US DDGS
US - Chinese pig producers have received training from the US Grains Council aimed at increasing the use of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS).

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Codex Review Harmful Feed Additive
US - The latest session of the U.N. Codex Alimentarius ended without final adoption of a maximum residue level for ractopamine, a feed additive widely used in pork and beef production.

CME: Corn, Soybean Crops in Good Condition
US - According to CME's Daily Livestock Report for 3 August, the 2009 US corn and soybean crops remain in good condition relative to history according the USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report, released...

IPE/IFE Pre-Registration Opens Online
US - Online pre-registration for the 2010 International Poultry and Feed Expo (IPE/IFE) is available as of today, 3 August.

US Livestock Industry Under Stress
US - At a time when many crop producers continue to show profits, even with sharply higher input costs, the entire livestock industry is under extreme financial stress, according to the Iowa Pork Industry...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Weekly Outlook: Corn Prices Looking For Direction
US - Corn prices have settled into a relatively narrow trading range, with December 2009 futures trading between $3.20 and $3.50 per bushel over the past three weeks.

No Antibiotics Amendment, Groups Urge Speaker
US - A group of agricultural organizations, including the National Pork Producers Council, on Friday urged the Speaker of the House not to allow a bill to ban certain animal health products to be tacked...

No Antibiotic Residues Detected in DDGS
US - Phibro's Ethanol Performance Group has reported no detection of virginiamycin residues in more than 40 samples of distillers' grains (DDGS).

Weekly Outlook: Focus on Yield Potential
US - Prices of corn and soybeans declined sharply during the last half of June into early July. December 2009 corn futures declined from the $4.70 area to under $3.30 while November 2009 soybean futures...

Ethanol By-Products and Antibiotics Cause Concern
US - A problem with ethanol by-products used as animal feed is gaining attention. Antibiotics used in distillation also appear to be passed along to cattle in the distiller's grain.

Weekly Outlook: USDA Projects Ample Crop Supplies
US - The USDA released its monthly report of US and world supply and demand projections for major crops on 10 July. The projections contained a number of changes from those of a month ago, but generally...

CME: Rainfall Supportive of Corn Growing Conditions
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 9 July reports that the situation in the grain complex is of particular interest to all interested in the livestock sector, and recent gyrations have made grain...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Livestock Transport Standards Being Developed
US - American Humane Certified is to develop humane livestock transport standards.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Camelina Meal Has Potential as Feed
US - Sustainable Oils is building markets for camelina oil and meal and sees strong momentum for the new crop. Camelina meal is being tested for broilers and GRAS approval is being sought for cattle and...

CME: USDA Acreage Report Contained Surprises
US - According to CME's Daily Livestock Report for 30 June 2009, the latest USDA Acreage report contained a few surprises but good news for livestock and poultry farmers.

New Compound Has Potential for Mycotoxin Control
US - Agricultural Research Service researchers have identified a compound that has potential to control the mycotoxin, fumonisin B1, which affects livestock and poultry.

Weekly Outlook: Expectation for USDA Reports
US - On 30 June, the USDA will release its quarterly Grain Stocks and annual Acreage reports. Under the current scenario of declining soybean stocks and late planting in the eastern corn belt, these reports...