“Ranchers on Monday sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, seeking to force meat to again be labeled if it’s produced in other countries and imported to the United States.”
– The Canadian press, June 19, 2017
“The earliest reports from the start of the US hard red winter wheat harvest underscored industry fears of a second straight year of low protein, a factor that shifts the market’s focus to prospects for the North American spring wheat crop, a higher-protein variety.”
– Reuters, May 30, 2017
The News:
US Hard Red Winter Wheat ratings are far below last year. The Kansas wheat crop condition is rated at only 38% good to excellent, down from 56% last year at this time. Oklahoma’s crop is rated 37% good to excellent, down from 63% last year at this time.
– USDA, March 27.