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Hurricane Sally Relief and China Testing Meat Imports
Wednesday Jan 6th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. Farmers and forest landowners in four Florida Panhandle counties can begin applying for additional Hurricane Sally assistance through the USDA’s Farm Service Agency.
Enrollment for the Emergency Conservation Program and Emergency Forest Restoration Program began Monday and runs through March 4th.
The Florida Department of Agriculture encourages eligible producers in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties to apply.
https://www.morningagclips.com/enrollment-for-hurricane-sally-fsa-assistance-opens/ The USDA is allocating more than $70 million to support 383 projects under the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721 program to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, threat mitigation, to safeguard the nursery production system and to respond
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China approves two GMO corn strains for imports as demand soars
Bloomberg reported that China has approved two genetically modified corn varieties from Bayer AG and Syngenta AG for imports as demand for animal feed surges.
The two strains MON87411 and MZIR098, which are resistant to insects and tolerant of herbicides, are approved for imports for five years starting December 2020, according to a list from the agriculture ministry on Monday.
The report says the latest approvals are notable as China’s corn imports have jumped to a record because the domestic hog population is rebounding faster than expected from African swine fever. That’s jolted the government into action, including resuming state corn sales and pledging to expand domestic crop production.
U.S. beef exports posted one of the best months on record in November, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. November was also a strong month for pork exports, which already surpassed the full-year volume and value records set in 2019. November beef exports totaled 115,300 metric tons, up six percent from a year ago [.]
U.S. beef exports posted one of the best months on record in November, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). November was also a strong month for pork exports, which already surpassed the full-year volume and value records set in 2019."Demand for U.S. beef in the global retail sector has been outstanding and we expect this to continue in 2021," said Dan Halstrom, USMEF president and CEO.