The pork industry suffered one of the worst economic years on record in 2023. As producers now grapple with the uncertainty of tariffs, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers spoke with Kevin Stuckey, sow unit manager at Cooper Farms in Ohio; Chris Ford, VP corporate swine lender at Farm Credit Services of America; and…

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) – The European Union is open to lowering tariffs on U.S. fertiliser imports as an offer in trade talks with the Trump administration, but will not weaken its food safety standards in pursuit of a deal, EU agriculture commissioner Christophe Hansen told Reuters. “That is definitely an…

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, June 5 (Reuters) – After selling a 50% stake to meatpacker JBS JBSS3.SA in April, Brazilian egg producer Mantiqueira Brasil is starting greenfield projects in the U.S., the company’s president said on Thursday during an industry event in Sao Paulo. Leandro Pinto said his son is in the U.S. overseeing the projects in Colorado. Outbreaks of avian flu, known as bird flu, which caused the death…

1. Soybean, Grain Futures Decline in Overnight Trading Soybean and grain futures were lower in overnight trading on favorable weather in the U.S. and South America.  Rain fell this week in southeastern areas of the U.S. Midwest, giving recently planted crops a boost, and more is expected throughout the weekend…

The corn and soybean planting season is wrapping up across many of the top-growing states, according to USDA’s first June Crop Progress report. Find out what agronomists in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana, and Wisconsin have to say about how crops in their territories are progressing. Iowa Corn “Planting is…

The month of May was a mixed bag for corn crop progress across Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska, and, at times, within the same state. While some growers were stuck waiting for the rain to stop, others looked forward to its relief.  By the end of the month, most farmers had…