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Agribusiness
BSE case discovered in US
Phelim O'Neill
The US has discovered its 7th case of BSE in a cow at a factory in South Carolina last week.
17 May 2023 News
Agri food is bit player in trade with US
While US trade mission will reinforce dairy exports, beef farmers will be looking to the China mission to deliver for beef.
16 May 2023 News
Record global wheat and maize crops forecast
Record crops are forecast for wheat and maize, while there also looks to be good oilseed supplies coming.
US scientists breed BVD-immune calf
A gene-edited calf was born in the US with strong BVD resistance and it did not contract the virus after significant exposure.
15 May 2023 News
Cattle supply dictating price in global markets
After a profit bonanza in 2021 and early 2022, US beef processors are currently squeezed by high cattle prices and weaker export markets.
10 May 2023 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and China.
19 April 2023 World
China’s beef imports to stagnate this year
The decade of rapid growth in China's beef exports is coming to an end.
14 April 2023 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
News snippets from Israel, Morocco, New Zealand and India.
5 April 2023 World
US plantings of main crops expected to increase
The US released its prospective plantings report on Friday. The major grains are expected to increase in area in 2023.
4 April 2023 News
US cow cull hits a 35-year high
Culling rates of these proportions have not been seen in the US dairy sector since the mid-1980s.
26 March 2023 News
US beef exports fall in January
US beef exports begin the year down on the start of 2022, though the previous two years had been exceptional and this could be seen as returning to normal.
17 March 2023 News
Non-tariff trade barriers create invisible wall between UK and EU
Sorting out the protocol and the trade and co-operation agreement is the least-bad Brexit outcome.
12 March 2023 News