Ag in the News

11/07/2007

National and International

White House panel presents import safety plan
A White House panel on Tuesday recommended a series of steps improve imported food and product safety in an effort to better protect American consumers. MORE!

Even as hog prices fall below break-even, producers expand production
As hog prices continue to decline below the break-even point, U.S. producers are expanding — not contracting — their herds, and are not expected to reduce production any time soon, analysts told Meatingplace.com. MORE!

National Pork Board touts success of National Eat Dinner Together Week
The National Pork Board's 12th annual National Eat Dinner Together Week this September achieved more than 21.2 million consumer impressions through an online press kit, a newspaper featurette and a satellite media tour featuring celebrity chefs the Too Hot Tamales. MORE!

New Burger King exec to head Latin American expansion
Burger King has appointed Armando Jacomino as president of the Latin America region. He will continue the company's restaurant development in Latin America and the Caribbean, including further expansion into Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. MORE!

Poultry News Mississippi State University names new head of poultry program
Mississippi State University announced that Michael T. Kidd has assumed duties as head of the school's department of poultry science. 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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