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Manitoba Pork Hosts AGM, Names New Chair

On Wednesday, Manitoba Pork held its Annual General Meeting virtually for the second year in a row.
 
The meeting was attended by approximately 100 producers and guests who heard greetings and updates from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen, as well as presentations from key trading partners in Iowa and Minnesota.
 
After 24 years of service, including 15 years as a director and seven years as chair, George Matheson stepped down from his role with the organization.
 
Rick Préjet, a producer from Notre Dame de Lourdes, has been elected as the new chair of Manitoba Pork.
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USDA surprised with higher 2026 U.S. corn yields but it’s early with just over 20% of the U.S. harvest complete. NE, IA and IL corn and soybean yields continue to hold up the national average corn and soybean yields.
U.S. corn crop conditions fell 3% to 54% G-E and NE corn yield goes up 11 bpa with the 2nd wettest to record wet month of September and harvest only 15% complete??????
Some regions in the U.S. had the hottest summer in 140 years while others had record flooding?????
The Black Sea region is worse not better.
Brazilian real rally.
Brazil looks dry into November.
+ CFTC.