Weekly Outlook: Lots of Uncertainty in Crop Markets
US - The USDA’s June projections confirmed prospects for extremely small year-ending US stocks of soybeans, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois.

Taiwanese Producers Get Eye-opening Experience
US - Firsthand experience is a powerful and successful learning tool for US Grains Council international teams coming to the United States in search of modern production methods to implement in their own...

Sen Webb Wants Study Done of Ethanol Blend Impact
US - Senator Jim Webb (D-VA), along with 20 other Senators, wrote to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Tuesday to request more comprehensive testing on ethanol prior to raising the ratio that can be mixed...

CME: Crops Struggling to Make Up for Lost Time
US - At some risk of sounding like a broken record (do readers realise how DATED that phrase is?) — this week will see some much-anticipated reports from USDA, reports CME's Daily Livestock Report for...

Weekly Outlook: Will the US Run Out of Soybeans?
US - The short answer to the question about US soybean supplies is "NO", Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois.

New FDA Guidelines on Veterinary Feed Directive
US - The USDA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its guidance on in-feed drug orders by veterinarians.

WPE REPORT: New Nutrition Guide Developed
US - A new guide for pig nutrition in the US is expected to be completed in the autumn.

Expertise Provided to Chinese Swine Managers
US - The US Grains Council's Chinese Swine Management Team traveled to Kansas State University (KSU) on Monday and yesterday for a two-day course on swine health and disease management as well as US pork...

Marketing the 2009 Soft Red Winter Wheat Crop
US - Producers of soft red winter wheat in Illinois typically deliver a majority of the crop to market at or shortly after harvest, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinoi...

Opportunities for US Feed Grains Created in China
US - A team of Chinese swine industry professionals travelled to the United States this week for training courses, seminars and farm consultations in order to gain a better understanding of the US swine...

New Finding: How Fumonisin Harms Farm Animals
US - A new category of fats in mammalian cells discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and colleagues may help explain how a harmful mycotoxin called fumonisin causes disease in farm...

Pork Checkoff Presents PORK Academy at Expo
US - The Pork Checkoff is sponsoring Producers Opportunity for Revenue and Knowledge (PORK) Academy Wednesday, 3 June through Friday, 5 June during World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des...

CME: Too Much Emphasis Laid on Corn Planting Dates
US - According to CME's Daily Livestock Report for 26 May 2009, America’s corn farmers did some serious catching up on planting chores last week but remain behind the pace of 1993, a flood year for much...

CME: Hog:Corn Ratio Low Since December '08
US - According to CME's Daily Livestock Report for 21 May 2009, USDA will release four important monthly reports on Friday — Cold Storage, Cattle on Feed, Livestock Slaughter and Chickens and Eggs. Highlights...

Alltech Announces Young Scientist Award Winners
US - Alltech has presented the fourth annual Alltech Young Scientist Award to Tung M. Che and Fan Liu during the company's 25th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky....

Weekly Outlook: Is the Corn Market too Complacent?
US - At this time of year, corn prices are typically dominated by planting progress and production expectations for the US, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois.

CME: USDA Report Reveals Low Corn Crop Planting
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 18 May 2009 reports that excessive moisture in the Eastern Corn Belt continues to hamper corn plantings.

Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Confirm Expectations
US - On 12 May, the USDA released the first forecast of the size of the 2009 US winter wheat crop; revised forecasts of 2008-09 marketing year consumption of corn, soybeans, and wheat; and the first projections...

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

CME: Highlights from Latest USDA Reports
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 12 May 2009 reports that USDA took its first official stab at estimating 2009 crops and 2009-2010 crop year usage in the May Crop Production report and World Agricultural...

CME: New Crop Corn Ending Stocks Lower
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report (7 May 2009) reports that USDA will release on Tuesday, 12 May, its first official estimates of US corn supplies in the upcoming marketing year 2009/10.

CME: Corn Plantings Slow in Illinois and Indiana
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 4 April 2009.

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soyabean Prices Diverge
US - July 2009 soybean futures traded above $11.25 in overnight trade on 4 May, reaching the highest level since late September 2008, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois....

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

CME: Pork Demand Amid Swine Flu Scare
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 27 April 2009.