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: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
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