pathogenic avian influenza

California Department of Food and Agriculture restricts cattle import due to avian influenza cases, targeting H5N1 virus.

Japan faces export challenges as U.S. fills beef import quota rapidly, impacting Wagyu beef market.

A year ago, California’s first snowpack survey revealed snow measuring 160% of average, followed by the driest January, February and March in over 100 years.

“During the first three quarters of 2022, U.S. beef exports to Korea, Japan, China/Hong Kong, and Taiwan, were a record $6.6 billion,” a a 22% increase.

The University of California has designated additional campuses as agricultural experiment stations. A record 50.54 million birds in domestic flocks have died of highly pathogenic avian influenza,

Nearly 11.8 million U.S. egg-laying hens, three of every 100, have died in outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in less than a month, according to USDA data.

California avocado growers are expected to harvest more than 300 million pounds this season. State and federal officials have killed tens of thousands of broiler chickens and turkeys.

**The USDA says export sales of wheat and soybeans rose while corn sales declined during the week ending February 3. Wheat sales totaled 84,800 metric tons, up 48% from a week earlier, but still down 75% from the four-week average. Soybean sales rose 46% to 1...

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack attributes the announcement by Mexico that the nation will lift its ban on poultry from 14 states “a result of USDA’s close communications with Mexico to reduce trade restrictions.” The trade restrictions were related to highly pathogenic avian influenza...