Trade Programs Renewal: Trade promoting Republicans want to use their new majority in the U.S. House to push through renewal of the Generalized Systems of Preferences and a Miscellaneous Tariff Bill. India raised its desire to have renewed GSP benefits at this week’s 13th U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum. International Data Body: Japan will use its presidency of the G7 this year to push forward the creation of a permanent digital governance body. The goal is to have a free flow of trusted data. Industrial Policy: Europe is getting closer to responding to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and protecting its own auto makers by starting its own industrial strategy and subsidies. This is not new to the transatlantic with Boeing...
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...
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