China lifts Ireland’s beef ban, restoring a key export route. Dublin says the 2024 suspension has been dropped, and a Chinese customs database shows imports from Irish exporters resumed on Monday after the Taoiseach’s Beijing visit.
USDA’s January outlook nudges citrus up, cotton down, stocks swell. All-orange utilised production is forecast at 2.399 million tons, while cotton output is pegged at 13.918 million bales and Dec 1 corn stocks at 13.282 billion bushels.