While USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack charged this week that the EU threatens global food security with its proposed opt-out policy regarding GM crop imports, the Obama administration itself is damaging that progress through its failure to act in one state's GMO labeling case.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack charged this week that the EU threatens global food security with its proposed policy allowing member states to opt out of importing otherwise safe GM crops. The otherwise sound rationale is that damaging technological progress in agriculture most harms the world's poor. However, the Obama administration itself is damaging that progress through its failure to act in the Vermont GMO labeling case. With the simple writ of executive action, the p...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
