Middle East

2010 Iowa ag exports topped $7 billion
07/27/2011 2:49:23 PM
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) director, Debi Durham today announced that international demand remains strong for Iowa's agriculture products. They cited recently released numbers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showing that Iowa exported $7.04 billion in agricultural goods in fiscal year 2010. FULL STORY »

Commodities market impact weather: Favorable heat for Midwest
06/28/2011 10:00:00 AM
Favorable Midwest heat, light Northern Plains rainfall, a variable Delta and Southeast trend, dry and hot for wheat harvest, additional West Texas heat, mixed trends in the Canadian Prairies, a hotter trend in northern China, periods of rain in central China, hotter and drier in western Europe, rainy and cool in Ukraine and Russia, and an mixed monsoon rain pattern in India are the main weather items for the commodity trade's attention. FULL STORY »

USMEF: Despite political unrest, beef exports to Middle East remain hot
05/17/2011 8:09:51 AM
Last year, U.S. beef exports to the Middle East grew by more than one-third in volume and more than 75 percent in value – exceeding $260 million. FULL STORY »

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1. Plains storms cause minor harm to Oklahoma/Kansas wheat
2. Cornell genetic testing process cuts cost by up to 75 percent
3. Commentary: In praise of animal foods
4. USDA approves newly formulated PULMO-GUARD vaccine for cattle
5. Another droughty summer forecast for West Texas
6. Do opponents of crop insurance oppose farm programs in general?

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
3. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
4. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
5. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
6. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week

1. Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?
2. BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
3. 2014 Farm Bill: Are we near an agreement?
4. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
5. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower
6. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL