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Both ag exports and imports are up for the current fiscal year, but how is that reflected in the latest ag trade balance, per USDA’s latest update? (Rod Bain and economist Bart Kenner)

USDA economist Bart Kenner looks at fiscal year to date numbers regarding exports for both bulk ag commodities and high value farm and food products.

USDA economist Bart Kenner provides the breakdown of ag imports for the current fiscal year by commodity category.

How are milk production and price projections – by product and category – reflected in USDA’s forecasts for dairy in 2025? (Rod Bain and dairy analyst Peyton Ferrier)

USDA dairy analyst Peyton Ferrier provides the forecasts for how our nation's dairy products compare with global competition price-wise.

How are reservoirs in the Western U.S. looking supply-wise with the latest mountain snowpack season nearly over? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

The Agriculture Secretary provided an explanation of planned testing of milk samples for possible H5N1 contamination in efforts to prevent spread of the virus. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains how recent developments in California and a testing regime in Colorado influenced USDA’s recently announced expansion of milk testing for H5N1 virus.

The Agriculture Secretary Thursday visited the site of field trials associated with development of an H5N1 vaccine for dairy cattle. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary Thursday provided more information on the case of a backyard swine in Oregon testing positive for a strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)