An outbreak of avian influenza has been detected on a chicken farm in South Africa’s central province of Gauteng, the agricultural ministry said on Tuesday. (Reuters)  

April’s 2020-21 U.S. corn outlook is for greater feed and residual use, increased corn used for ethanol production, larger exports, and lower ending stocks. Those estimates are part of the … Read More

The Corn Belt Ports is made up of three new statistical port designations in the Quad Cities/Peoria/Quincy region; together they make up the nation’s largest inland port. But there’s one … Read More

China’s imports of soybeans, as well as grains like corn and wheat, soared in the first quarter, boosted by strong demand from the livestock sector, data from customs showed on … Read More

Amazon.com Inc said Monday that it has launched a new private-label food brand, Aplenty, that will include snack items like pita chips, crackers and mini cookies, as well as condiments, … Read More

Last year was the second highest year for U.S. agricultural exports, according to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service’s “2020 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook.” Total exports were nearly $146 billion, an increase … Read More

Established last year, LanzaJet is a subsidiary of Illinois-based LanzaTech, a carbon recycler which employs a bacterial process that produces ethanol and/or specialty chemicals from industrial “off-gases”. LanzaJet’s specific AtJ … Read More

A proposal to eliminate the stepped-up basis in agriculture would have a costly impact. Tax policy is important in helping farmers pass their operations on to future generations. John Newton, … Read More

The April 9 USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report featured a slightly larger than expected cut in U.S. ending corn stocks to 1.352 billion bushels (bb), as … Read More

The good news is that there’s plenty of food being distributed to the hungry in New York City. The bad news is that smaller food pantries on the receiving end … Read More