Uruguay – beef exports on par with last year

Beef exports from Uruguay are on par with last year. The Mercosur country exported almost 23,700t of beef for the month of July, which brings beef shipments for the first seven months of 2018 (Jan-July) to just over 185,000t. This is 3% ahead of 2017 exports.

China – agriculture ministry confirms foot and mouth outbreak

China’s agriculture ministry has confirmed the outbreak of type O foot and mouth disease on a cattle farm in the Xinjiang region of the country. Just under 50 cattle were slaughtered in a bid to contain the disease. This is the eighth case of foot and mouth in China this year.

Netherlands – Milk production falls again in August

Dutch milk production for August stood at just over 1.1bn litres, which is down 3% on the same month last year. Dutch milk production for the first eight months of 2018 (Jan-July) stands at a cumulative 9.2bn litres, which is almost 2% down on last year.

US – corn harvest under way for 2018

US grain farmers have kicked off the 2018 maize (corn) harvest in the last fortnight. According to the US Department of Agriculture, US farmers are ahead of schedule, with 9% of the almost 90m acres of corn harvested as of last week.