Will political polling back home impact the Senate Agriculture Committee’s drafting of the farm bill?As former House Speaker Thomas “Tip” O’Neill (D-Massachusetts) is famous for citing, “All politics is local.” A recent poll of 85,000 voters comparing the popularity of U.S. senators seems to bear that out. It was conducted online during January-March by the firm Morning Consult and indicates that the least popular senator is Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), the one most often in the news associated with national issues. In fact, he is the only senator whose negatives (47 percent) are higher than his positives (44 percent) from voters in his home state.The Senate’s most popular member is Bernie Saunders (I-Vermont) with approval...
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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