Month: May 2018
Ag News
Economist: pork producer losses at $2.2 billion since March
The National Pork Producer Council is asking the administration to quickly resolve the US-China trade dispute. Iowa State University Economist Dermot Hayes, pork producers have lost $2.2 billion since March because of Chinese tariff retaliation. [Read More…]
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Trump administration to streamline H2-A worker program
The Trump administration plans to undertake a rule making process to help streamline the admission of H2-A workers. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the change will make the H2-A program more responsive to stakeholder [Read More…]
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Michigan crop planting still behind
Michigan farmers continue to lag behind last year and the five-year average planting pace. The USDA says corn is 64 percent planted, 40 percent has emerged, and condition is rated 69 percent good to [Read More…]
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US Pacific Command changes leadership amid new realities in the region
iStock/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) — New leadership will take over at the U.S. Pacific Command on Wednesday, as Admiral Philip Davidson becomes the new leader of all U.S. military forces operating in the Pacific. He succeeds Admiral Harry [Read More…]
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‘Extremely disappointing:’ Another MH370 search ends
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 fell off radar en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, aviation experts around the world have agonized over what became of the missing jet and its 239 [Read More…]
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announces resignation
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced in a press conference Tuesday that he is resigning. Politicians and lawmakers in the state began calling for [Read More…]
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Dow plummets over worries of political turmoil in Italy
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average tanked nearly 400 points on Tuesday as turmoil over a political crisis in Italy triggered fears that it could spread to financial woes throughout Europe. The Dow [Read More…]
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to hold press conference
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — The office of embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced that he is holding a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Politicians and lawmakers in the state [Read More…]
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Plastic cutlery, plates and straws could be banned in the EU
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Sad desk lunches may be a little less sad for the environment, at least in Europe. The European Union has proposed new laws to ban some everyday single-use plastic products including straws, cutlery [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets all higher Tuesday
The dairy markets were higher Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was unchanged at $15.17 a hundredweight. June was up $.09 to $15.76. July was up $.16 to $16.51. August was [Read More…]
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Bayer says DOJ gives conditional merger approval
Bayer says the U.S. Justice Department has given Bayer conditional approval to acquire Monsanto, a big step forward for the proposed merger of the two ag companies. Bayer CEO Werner Baumann says the company now [Read More…]
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Deep polarization in Colombia leads to runoff in presidential elections
iStock/Thinkstock(BOGOTA, Colombia) — It’s a runoff to fill the presidency in Colombia, as none of the six candidates running for office Sunday managed to get the 50 percent plus one vote required to be elected. [Read More…]
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American man held for two years in Venezuela prison returns to the US with his new wife
Chris Kleponis – Pool/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) — An American jailed for two years without a trial in Venezuela returned home to Utah on Monday with the Venezuelan wife he had originally traveled to the [Read More…]
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Journalists killed by falling tree during storm had interviewed fire chief minutes before ‘freak’ accident
WYFF-TV(GREENVILLE, S.C.) — A South Carolina TV news station is in mourning after two journalists covering subtropical storm Alberto were killed when a tree fell on their car. The large tree — about 3 feet [Read More…]
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‘Roseanne’ canceled after star’s controversial comments
ABC/Adam Rose(NEW YORK) — The show “Roseanne” was canceled Tuesday, hours after Roseanne Barr, lead actress in the rebooted sitcom, faced a public storm of criticism with a tweet calling a former presidential adviser to [Read More…]
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Skeleton of man possibly crushed running from lava found in Pompeii
Italian Ministry for Arts and Culture (POMPEII, Italy) — The skeleton of a man who appeared to be fleeing the devastating eruption of Mt. Vesuvius has been discovered in new excavation work in the ancient [Read More…]
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U.S.-China trade talks will resume later this week
Ag issues are expected to be a focal point in the next round of trade talks between the U.S. and China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will lead a U.S. delegation back to Beijing later [Read More…]
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Canada and U.S. to resume NAFTA discussions
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland is heading back to Washington this week. According to CBC, Freeland’s primary objective is to rekindle NAFTA negotiations, which stalled after high-level talks broke off earlier this month. But she [Read More…]
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Generally slow pace continues for export inspections
The USDA reports corn and soybean export inspections, as of the week ending May 24th, remain slower than expected. The current marketing year runs through May for wheat, and August for beans, corn, and [Read More…]
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Strike impacting Brazilian ag exports
A strike by truckers and dockworkers in Brazil is impacting their agricultural exports. Brazil’s largest port in Santos reports a shortage of soybeans, and Chinese-based COFCO has been forced to suspend shipments from there. [Read More…]