Gary Blumenthal wrote yesterday about the trend toward carbon labels on food products. To facilitate that, the Senate is expected to vote this week on the Growing Climate Solutions Act. That proposal already passed the Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously. Specifically, the bill would direct USDA to establish a program to certify entities that provide technical assistance to, and verify the practices of, farmers, ranchers, and foresters who participate in voluntary markets that trade credits for reducing greenhouse gases (for example, carbon markets sponsored by private companies). It would also require USDA to audit those entities, establish an advisory council for the program, and coordinate with the Environmental Protect...
Key Takeaways: The CME Group is launching new 90 percent Lean Beef and 50 percent Lean Beef futures and options contracts in July. There are five key factors that must be present in physical markets and futures contract specifications for futures contracts to become successful. The two l...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
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