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China’s pork prices are likely to climb next year due to the tight supply from the continuing spread of African swine fever in China.

USDA’s World Agricultura Supply and Demand Estimates for December are little changed from November’s numbers but soybean ending stocks are projected at a record 955 million bushels.

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Scientists from USDA developed the tools to mass produce penicillin, which was used for treating wounded soldiers over 70 years ago during World War II.

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A Southeast Asian nation that was a bit player in the biofuel market is suddenly buying and selling unprecedented supplies. The U.S.-China trade war may have something to do with it.

China’s 400 million pigs may not have to go on such a stringent diet after all.

The pork industry’s economic resilience is being challenged on all fronts.

Two more vessels loaded with U.S. soybeans have departed for China, signaling that buyers may be getting more desperate for supplies amid the prolonged trade war between the nations.

The UN’s Chief Veterinary Officer says of the African Swine Fever in China, “What we’re seeing so far is just the tip of the iceberg.” An emergency three-day meeting was recently held to address global concerns.