Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing the Diet to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement during its current session in an effort to boost the pact’s chances of approval in other nations. However, the effort could backfire. TPP Over-Enthusiasm Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing the Diet to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement during its current session in an effort to boost the pact’s chances of approval in other nations. However, the effort could backfire. Quick approval in Japan while the agreement struggles in other capitals could signal that Tokyo out-negotiated them and as a result faces fewer domestic political headwinds. Additionally, Japan will be enacting new laws intended to mitiga...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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