Here are 7 agricultural stories you might have missed this week.

1. Farmers shifted acres to soybeans from corn and wheat, according to USDA's planting data released June 30, 2017. Planted soybean acreage is up 7% from last year. – Farm Futures

2. Bacterial leaf streak disease has been confirmed on corn from south central Nebraska. The corn plants were at the V4 growth stage. It's the earliest that the disease has been confirmed in a field. – Nebraska Farmer 

3. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad are celebrating the reintroduction of U.S. beef into the Chinese market. Activities included a ceremonial slicing of prime rib and a grocery store visit. – Farm Futures

4. The $300 million Seaboard Triumph Foods pork processing plant being built at Sioux City, Iowa, will open in September. The facility is set to process about 10,000 hogs per day and expand to 21,000 hogs per day next year. One third of the hogs processed at the plant will be purchased from farmers who don't have contracts with Seaboard or Triumph. – Wallaces Farmer 

5. H5N8 bird flu has been confirmed on at least two farms in South Africa, leading to other African nations banning the import of poultry from the country. – Reuters 

6. Monsanto Company announced third quarter earnings on June 28, 2017. Results were led by momentum in soybean technologies. Net sales were $4.23 billion, compared to $4.19 billion for same quarter a year earlier. – Farm Futures

7. Archer Daniels Midland Company is building a new flour mill in Mendota, Ill. The facility will have a daily milling capacity of 30,000 hundredweights and the ability to grind soft and hard wheat varieties. It is set to begin operations in mid-2019. – Prairie Farmer

And your bonus:

A group of elite scientists will hold a yearlong brainstorming session to study the question of how to feed 9 billion people by 2050. Dubbed Science Breakthroughs 2030, the committee will meet five times this year. – The Washington Post