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BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Reuters) – The United States should remove what China described as unreasonable tariffs and create conditions to expand bilateral trade, a Chinese commerce ministry spokesperson said on Thursday when asked if China would purchase U.S. soybeans. China, the world’s biggest buyer of soybeans, has yet to book any U.S. soybean cargoes from its autumn harvest, traders have said, opting for South American supply instead. U.S. farmers stand to miss out on billions of dollars of soybean sales because of unresolved trade tensions that have halted exports to China. Senior Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang on Monday met political and…

At the market close, December corn was up 1½¢ at $4.25¾ per bushel. November soybeans were up 3¼¢ at $10.12¼ per bushel. “Corn, soybeans, and wheat spent much of the day session in positive territory as light buying surfaced in the commodity complex,” said Karl Setzer, partner with Consus Ag Consulting. “News that Argentina was reinstating its export taxes after reaching its sales cap of $7 billion was reached. Reports indicate China booked 35 Argentine soybean vessels over this period.” December CBOT wheat was up 7½¢ at $5.27 per bushel. December KC wheat increased 5½¢ at $5.12¼ per bushel. December…

By Paul Hammel LINCOLN – An updated report on the impact of climate change in Nebraska says the state continues to get noticeably warmer and wetter. The legislatively ordered report also concludes that predictions made in the last State Climate Report in 2014 — that the state was headed toward a climate more like Oklahoma — were spot on. The 312-page report, authorized by the Nebraska Legislature in 2022 and submitted on Wednesday, predicts increased stress on the state’s water resources, particularly increased irrigation demand as growing seasons expand and more water evaporates from the soil and crops. “Nebraska stands…

The U.S. Drought Monitor for the past week showed a mix of drought degradations and improvements. Precipitation fell across the Plains, Midwest, and mid-South, mostly from the central Rockies to the western slopes of the Appalachians, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The Southwest also received locally significant showers that triggered flash flooding. Mostly dry weather prevailed in the Northwest, Intermountain West, Deep South, and along the Atlantic Coast. Map of the U.S. showing drought conditions. Midwest Map of drought severity in the Midwest. The Midwest received rainfall that brought a mix of improvements and setbacks. Heavier precipitation was observed…

Pop quiz: Where did cattle ranching start in the United States? Cattle were brought to North America with early European settlers, but where? And when? If you’re thinking New England, or maybe Texas, those are good guesses. Both the Pilgrims and the Conquistadors brought cattle with them into those areas in the early 1600s.  But, both are wrong.  Nearly 100 years before those early settlers herded cattle in what is now the U.S., there were already cowboys and cowgirls in … Florida! Seminoles Native Americans began raising cattle in the 1520s, just 30 years after Columbus first sailed to the…

An investigation was begun September 22 after a horse in Coffee County, Alabama, was confirmed positive for rabies. Rabies is a viral disease that is almost always fatal if untreated. The horse’s owners told the Alabama Department of Health that they noticed the horse had scratch marks on her nose and she began rubbing and showing irritation there. A friendly horse, they assumed the scratches came from a fox or raccoon that she had approached. The ill horse stopped eating, symptoms worsened over the 72 hours before her death, and she became violent and began attacking and biting herself. The horse’s…

Nutrien Ag Solutions has added new capabilities to its Nutrien Hub online platform, giving farmers more options to handle credit, payments, planning, and agronomic insights in one place. According to the company, the goal is to simplify how farmers manage their accounts and crop plans during the season. Instead of juggling paper statements, phone calls, and separate logins, growers can access retail services, financing, and weather updates in a single portal. What’s Available Now The Nutrien Hub platform brings account details, payments, and crop planning tools into one online view. Nutrien Ag Solutions Farmers using the Hub can: Credit Applications:…

According to an analysis on the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Intel by economist Daniel Munch, a fourth straight year of historically low Mississippi River levels is once again squeezing farm income by choking barge traffic right as harvest ramps up. Nearly half of U.S. corn and soybean exports typically move down the Mississippi system to Gulf terminals — about 65 million metric tons of bulk ag products in a normal year — making this corridor the price-and-reliability backbone of U.S. grain trade. When the river runs shallow, that advantage erodes fast. Munch details how persistent drought has narrowed and…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled a report that hunger-fighting organizations say was “essential” data to see the results of federal and local policies aimed at ending hunger.  The USDA, in a news release about the decision, said the reports were “redundant, costly, politicized” and did “nothing more than fear monger.” Paige Chickering, vice chair of the Iowa Hunger Coalition, said agencies like hers, along with researchers and even politicians, used the now-canceled report to analyze the impact of certain policies on food insecurity. Chickering said the announced cancellation of the report coincides with the “largest cut” to the…

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY, Sept. 24 (Reuters) – Mexico is evaluating additional actions to deal with an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite after a case of an infected animal was confirmed in the state of Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday. The has been no change in the expectation that the U.S. will reopen the border for livestock trade with Mexico before November, Sheinbaum said during her regular press conference. “There has been no notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicating any change in this situation,” Sheinbaum said in response to a journalist’s question…