Western Hemisphere

The Canadian cattle herd is forecast to sustain the long-term trend of contraction in 2024. Drought impacts will see cow and heifer slaughter increase proportionally to herd size in 2023, limiting any growth potential.

This report outlines Venezuela’s food and beverage market conditions, which highlights growing opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural exporters to enter and expand in the market.

On June 1, 2022, the Quebec government passed legislation titled Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec, to make new amendments to Quebec’s Bill 101.

A U.S. agribusiness delegation arrived in Santiago, Chile, today, led by USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor.

Private exporters reported sales of 1,661,160 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 1,049,771 metric tons is for delivery during the 2023/2024 marketing year and 611,389 metric tons is for delivery during the 2024/2025 marketing year.

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today announced the United States is investing $455 million to strengthen global food security and international capacity-building efforts.