Gray Wolves Euthanized and October Commodity Prices Drop
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson and this is your Agribusiness Update.
**After months of failed efforts to reduce an “unprecedented” level of livestock kills with nonlethal methods, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife euthanized four gray wolves in Sierra Valley.
CDFW Director, Charlton Bohham says the pack had become habituated to preying on cattle as a primary food source and teaching it to young wolves.
The California Farm Bureau says they support “protecting public safety and taking decisive, science-based action to address escalating wolf predation.”
##Last month, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, and the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at a commercial poultry operation in Gordon County.
This is the third confirmed case in a commercial operation and the fifth overall detection in Georgia this year.
Since the nationwide outbreak in 2022, more than 182 million birds have been affected in the U.S., including 340,000 in Georgia.
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**Global food commodity prices dropped in October for the second straight month.
The United Nations Food and Ag Organization says prices were weighed down by abundant supplies, with an average of 126.4 points, down 2.1 points from September.
Lower prices for cereals, dairy products, meat, and sugar outweighed gains in vegetable oils, keeping the overall Food Price Index below its October 2024 level and 33.8 points under the high in 2022.
**The National Sorghum Producers says the first shipment of U.S. sorghum is now on its way to China, a long-awaited first step after months of stalled trade talks.
The renewed flow of grain from American ports reflects significant progress following the recent U.S.-China trade announcement, which suspended retaliatory tariffs and reopened key channels for American farm commodities.
NSP is continuing to advocate for a minimum purchase agreement of five million metric tons.
