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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, November 22, 2024
A deal struck Friday to allow Ukraine to resume shipping grain through its primary Black Sea ports has been thrown in question after Russian missiles hit a grain silo and other infrastructure at a major port in Odesa, according to U.S., Ukrainian and Turkish officials.
Progress was made Wednesday toward an agreement to open up Ukraine’s main Black Sea ports and a deal could be struck soon, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Officials representing Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations met Wednesday in Istanbul in an effort to forge an agreement to allow Ukraine to resume exporting its corn, wheat and sunflower seed oil from the country’s primary ports, three of which are in Odesa.
A group of eleven senators from both parties are calling for additional funding to fight the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 37.5 million birds across 34 states.
America’s national bird has not been immune to a recent string of highly pathogenic avian influenza infections, according to Agriculture Department data tracking the outbreak.
The price of Thanksgiving dinner is up from last year, but by how much? That depends on whom you ask and what you plan on serving, but also on when you go to the supermarket.
The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) plans to beef up its efforts to prevent the spread of Salmonella, the agency announced Tuesday.
Industry sources tell Agri-Pulse that top biofuel companies will be urging the incoming Biden administration to develop a federal clean fuel program to help reduce carbon emissions.
Just eight months ago, U.S. chicken farmers were celebrating the reopening of the Chinese market. Now they’re cheering the dizzying pace of sales that have pushed China to the number-one position in April and May in foreign markets, and the trade shows no sign of slowing down.
Contract chicken growers are struggling to cover their costs because of outbreaks that have forced poultry processors in many areas to slow operations and reduce the number of birds their farmers will produce.
