The proposal, which is intended to address the EU's feed protein deficit through a series of steps, is scheduled to be considered at the council's 17-18 July meeting. Few details have been released, but there are wide-ranging implications.The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers is scheduled to consider a “Soya Declaration” at its 17-18 July meeting. The measure is being proposed by Germany and Hungary to address the EU’s large feed protein deficit by implementing a series of steps to boost production, particularly that of soybeans. This also would lead to greater diversification of EU agriculture. However, soybean- and soymeal-exporting nations will likely challenge it at the WTO if specific subsidies or mechanisms are included t...
What You Need to Know Today: China’s state-run COFCO, in statements on Tuesday, implied that U.S. corn exports were currently uneconomical but hinted that the Middle Kingdom would import 3.5 MMT of the feed grain this year, with 1 MMT likely sourced from the U.S. Another drone attack has...
Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
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