Eastern Corn Belt Braces For Cold, Flood Warnings In Place In Texas
Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio are all forecast to see temps drop to as low as the upper 20s overnight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS has also issued frost advisories for counties in S Illinois and S Indiana, where temps could drop to around 31 degrees overnight. Down in Texas, counties in the central part of the state have flash flood warnings in place as heavy rains continue to drench the area and cause rivers to flood their banks.
President Trump Has Sights SetoOn Renegotiating Trade Deals With Japan, EU, and UK
In a series of letters written to Congress, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stated that Japan, the European Union, and the UK are all the next intended targets for re-balancing trade deals. President Trump and his administration seek to eliminate US trade deficits with other nations. According to Lighthizer’s statement, the US is running a $69 billion deficit with Japan and $151.4 billion with the EU. Lighthizer also wrote that the Trump Administration is “committed to concluding these negotiations with timely and substantive results for American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses.”
Another African Swine Fever Outbreak Forces Chinese Farm oo Cull 20,000 Hogs
One of China’s largest hog breeders, Da Bai Nong, culled around 20,000 live hogs and sows in an attempt to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). This would mark the largest single culling of hogs due to ASF as the virus continues to be confirmed on farms in China and Eastern Europe. ASF is not harmful to humans but is fatal to swine. A viral outbreak for a major hog producing company marks a shift in ASF’s spread as it had primarily been affecting smaller-scale operations. The Chinese government has put in place stringent controls on the shipping of live hogs and feed around the country in order to halt the spread of the disease. So far in China, 32 cities have been forced to cull swine. Recent outbreaks have been primarily in Liaoning province, one of the largest hog producing provinces in China. Half of the world’s hogs are estimated to be in China.
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