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Russia, formerly the largest foreign market for U.S. chicken, imposed a ban Jan. 1 on all imports of poultry treated with chlorine, effectively barring those shipped by U.S. exporters. The action slashed U.S. exports by 84 percent in the four months if 2010 ended April 30, compared with the same period last year, the most recent USDA data show.

Once the Agreement is signed, U.S. producers will be able to resume shipments of poultry to Russia. Under the agreement, the United States will publish information on USDA's website about which disinfectants/pathogen reductions treatments are known to be approved by Russia for use on processing poultry and on food generally. The United States will provide information to Russia on the solutions that companies use on poultry shipped to Russia. In addition, the United States will give Russia an updated list of poultry processing facilities authorized to ship poultry to Russia.

U.S. poultry processors are prepared to use other antimicrobials to disinfect product in compliance with Russia's rules. Those substances must be tested and registered in Russia, Bloomberg quoted Sergei Danvert, head of the country's food safety watchdog, as saying. Analysts said they expect shipments to begin fairly immediately and support dark meat prices, especially for leg quarters. Leg-quarter prices have fallen nearly 26 percent year on year, JP Morgan's Ken Goldman said, citing Urner Barry data. "The end of the ban should, when stocks of frozen supply are worked through, bring prices for leg quarters back to a normal range," he said.

Click here for more on this story as Russia ends stoppage and will take chicken meat from the US again.

In Oklahoma- KC Kinder of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission tells us that sources in Kay County say that portions of that county are still only 50% done- as rains have made it a start and stop proposition.

We are also about 50% done in the Oklahoma Panhandle- "We received a report of test weights in 61 to 63 pound range and yields of 54 and 55 bushels per acre."

Click on the link below to read the other reports on the harvest scene from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission.

Click here for the latest on the Oklahoma Wheat Harvest- plus some Kansas news as well.

Dr. Anderson also talked about the rising wheat market, saying much of the rally from the lows has been achieved, which suggests to him that you may want to be more aggresive in selling a portion of your harvest now rather than storing most of it into the fall.

Kim Anderson's comments come from the weekly OSU Ag Communications TV effort- SUNUP. You can hear Kim's comments RIGHT NOW or wait until Saturday morning to catch them on SUNUP. just click on the LINK below to do that- plus we have the full lineup for this weekend's TV show for SUNUP there as well.

Click here for Kim's comments on canola vs wheat and the full SUNUP Lineup to boot.

One good analysis of where we are in the process was the description offered by Eric Younggren- Vice President of the National Association of Wheat Growers. "As we look ahead to 2012, the policy development process is not unlike decisions facing farmers about what to do with aging equipment," he told Members of the Subcommittee. "Compare our current farm policy with a 14-year-old combine that has accumulated about 2,800 hours of use. We're familiar with and appreciate the general predictability of the overall system, despite the glitches that come with age and known limitations." Click here for more on the NAWG testimony.

You can also click on the names of the following groups for what they had to say as well- The American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Farmers Union, the American Soybean Association and the National Cotton Council.

Along those lines- we have been talking with the Vice Chairman of the CBB, Tom Jones from the state of Arkansas. We wrap up our conversation with him today on the BEEF BUZZ. We jump right into the issue of separation- and look at what level Jones is thinking would be adequate to satisfy the perceptions of NCBA having undue influence as decisions are made on how to spend portions of the beef checkoff dollar.

This is our third Beef Buzz feature with Jones this week- our LINK below includes all three segments to help pull together a perspective of this issue from a Beef Board point of view(realize that this is Tom Jones speaking for himself and not the full CBB). Jones contends that the USDA asked the CBB at the meeting that USDA called last week for the Beef Board to weigh in on this topic- and the action of the Executive Committee of the CBB is in response to that request.

Click here for our Friday Beef Buzz with Tom Jones of the CBB.

According to Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes, the U.S.-Colombia FTA, when fully implemented, would raise Live U.S. hog prices $1.15 above what would otherwise be the case. With Canada's action and with the failure of the U.S. government to implement the U.S.-Colombia FTA, trade benefits now will shift to Canadian pork producers.

Click on the LINK below for more on this story and more on the analysis developed by Dr. Hayes on the value of this particular FTA.

Click here for more on Canada Jumping Ahead of the US on Trade Access with Colombia.

Don and I were members of Class I of the Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program- and Don had to endure some of my late at night reporting from our hotel rooms that we shared in China for the International Travel Experience for that Class. We were roomates for that international travel- and have worked together on OALP and wheat industry issues ever since.

I like what Alan Tracy, top hired hand of US Wheat Associates had to say about Don and his ability to make a difference as a wheat producer leader. "Folks like Don are the reason why our customers tell us they enjoy their farm visits most when they travel here," Tracy said. "He has that special warmth that draws people in. I remember at our World Staff Conference in 2008, Don, on his own, asked people who had been with U.S. Wheat Associates for 25 years or more to come up front and then he offered heartfelt thanks for their service. It feels good having a leader like Don, who cares so much for our staff, and our customers see that in him, too."
Click on the LINK below to see the entire article written about Don Schieber- he will be a tremendous Chairman for US Wheat Associates over the coming year!

Click here for the Don Schieber Cover Story from the High Plains Journal.

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Here are some links we will leave in place on an ongoing basis- Click on the name of the report to go to that link:
Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler- analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day-
Ron on RON Markets as heard on K101 mornings with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets Etc.
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two Pager From The Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all three US Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's market.
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- As Reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture. <
The National Daily Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Finally, Here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.