This month, the Chinese Ag Ministry released a three-year plan to restore pork production, a goal the Ministry calls “very arduous.” The short-term objectives are: 1) stop the decline of the herd this month, 2) ensure recovery in 2020, and 3) restore normal production by 2021. The plan identifies “key tasks” including:
Subsidize the construction of large-scale farms; Increase support for on-farm machinery and technology; Streamline permitting of outdoor breeding farms; Increase local level subsidies for production; Implement interest rate concessions and guarantees, create short term loan program and implement production insurance; Construction of 120 breeding centers under an extension type...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Total Red Meat & Poultry September 2026 total red meat and poultry stocks totaled 1.97 billion pounds, down 1.4 percent from August despite typically increasing 0.8 percent during the month, and were 1.5 percent below September 2025 levels. The decline pushed total inventories to a new five...
