2/2 "A surge in #BirdFlu cases has spiked wholesale turkey #prices for groceries and retailers ... but those #price shocks aren’t being passed to shoppers, as USDA data shows advertised turkey prices holding steady compared with last year."

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2/2 "U.S. farmers and grain traders have been awaiting #shipments to #China to resume after Beijing shunned U.S. crops for months due to a #trade war with Washington, costing U.S. farmers billions on lost trade."

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2/2 "Tyson is the first of the big four #meatpacking companies that process 85% of beef in the U.S. to close a major plant during the current #cattle supply crunch."

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2/2 "The move follows a similar order by the administration last Friday to remove tariffs on several agricultural products from other countries as the White House makes a U-turn on some tariffs that have increased the #cost of #food in the United States."

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2/2 Additionally, "#lenders do not expect #profitability to improve over the coming year. Survey responses show lenders project slightly less than half of (#farm) borrowers will remain profitable in 2026."

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2/2 "For months farmers have pleaded for government #aid to soften the blow of trade wars and another unprofitable harvest. But ... most farmers and bankers have concluded that any aid will be too little and too late to rescue the next planting season."

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2/2 "Beijing’s latest purchases still leave plenty to be done in the coming months, however, at a time when stockpiles are plentiful. Washington has said Beijing pledged to buy 12 million tons of US #soybeans by end of this year."

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2/2 "The USDA report released after the government reopened showed only two #Chinese purchases of American #soybeans since the summit in South Korea that totaled 332,000 metric tons."

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2/2 "The agency is also due to release a compiled list of large daily (crop) #sales reported by #exporters during the shutdown on Friday."

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2/2 "The measure, approved by the House 222-209 Wednesday night after passing the Senate on Monday, also extends #FarmBill programs whose authorization expired Sept. 30, including the #Conservation Reserve Program."

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2/2 "#China is grappling with a glut of #soybeans after months of record #imports, curbing prospects for U.S. exports despite a recent trade truce that Washington said includes a pledge by Beijing to resume heavy purchases."

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2/2 “Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post the investigation into the #meatpacking companies is already underway, in coordination with the Department of #Agriculture."

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2/2 "The continuing resolution, which would keep the #government #funded through Jan. 30, also would suspend the permanent #agricultural laws that are left on the books to prod Congress to continue reauthorizing commodity programs."

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