A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding ink cartridges could have implications for GM seeds and many other products, and its refusal to hear a case brought against a California requirement is likely to also have a wider effect. Interpreting the News Lexmark Fallout: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Lexmark cannot control the use of its ink cartridges once they’ve been sold to consumers. The case could be used as a precedent in the licensing requirements for GM seeds and many other products.Balkanized Food: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case challenging California’s requirement that eggs produced in the state as well as those produced in other states and shipped into California must be created using the same produc...
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...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
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