Ag in the News

11/06/2007

National and International

Upped testing of Canadian meats a go: USDA
Despite protests from their counterparts north of the border, U.S. officials said on Monday they would go forward this week with increased pathogen testing on Canadian meat and poultry imports. MORE!

Acting agriculture secretary recommends farm bill veto
Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner said he and other presidential advisors will recommend President Bush veto the farm bill being debated on the Senate floor in its current form. MORE!

Seaboard delays new pork processing facility, looking at alternatives
Shawnee Mission, Kan.-based Seaboard Corp. said it has postponed construction on a new $45 million further processing plant for bacon production and may look to buy an existing facility instead. MORE!

USPOULTRY names new president By Alicia Karapetian on 11/6/2007 for Meatingplace.com The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association board of directors has selected John Starkey to become the association's new president, effective Dec. 1. MORE!

Blog offers sneak peak at new U.S. Tesco chain
British retailer Tesco is offering a sneak peak of its first U.S. store — Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, slated to open in Los Angeles Thursday — via a video posted as part of a blog. MORE!

Wrap Up

Overnight strength. Outside markets continue to influence overnight trade in ag futures. The dollar was under pressure again overnight and that put support under grain and soybean futures. Soybean futures were 14 to 15 cents higher, Chicago wheat 5 to 10 cents higher and corn futures around 3 cents higher in overnight trade.

It's time for votes. Monday was rhetoric day in the Senate for the farm bill. Today is when we'll really see what lawmakers are willing to stomach -- and more importantly what they are not willing to stomach -- in terms of changes to the Senate farm bill. Today's action comes with the backdrop of a Bush veto threat being issued by Acting USDA Secretary Chuck Conner. Read more about it on the Pro Farmer page via Jim Wiesemeyer's Inside Washington Today column.

An override coming. While Bush is threatening veto on the farm bill, he did veto the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). But both the House and Senate are poised to override that veto, with the House scheduled to vote today and the Senate potentially Wednesday.

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