Inconvenient Truths EU officials released a preliminary analysis of the impacts of the F2F and biodiversity changes to the CAP and major farm organizations Copa & Cogeca have highlighted its disappointing results. The EU’s Joint Research Center came to the same conclusions as USDA’s Economic Research Service – EU farm production will decline along with farm income. The farm lobby of course emphasizes that any greenhouse gas emissions reductions will be mostly offset by increases in other countries making up for the production shortfalls. The trade association wants the EU to “be as ambitious in its trade policy as it is with its in-house strategies.” Innovative Approach Bringing together North and...
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Weather concerns and the impacts of the war in Iran helped push wheat and corn to sharp gains Tuesday, with both markets blowing past key technical resistance levels. The weather is now coupled with geopolitical tensions that look increasingly hard to resolve, which is giving funds the perfect...
Congress is moving forward with its FY 2027 spending bills, while also still working to address FY 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which is still in a shutdown. The House Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Subcommittee marked up and passed its FY 2027 bill. The House bill prov...
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