Agro-Energy Trade Remedy U.S. agriculture is being hurt by retaliation from other countries that have been targeted by the Trump administration’s trade policy objectives. As WPI analyst Mike Krueger has pointed out, the government cannot simply buy and take commodities off the market as their mere existence would still depress prices. However, the government could convert the surpluses into energy products like ethanol and biodiesel. It could then sell these products at a discount to countries that have typically purchased Iranian oil (e.g., India, Turkey and Korea). Alternatively, it could donate them to poor countries. Migration and Trade Solution According to Wikipedia, “The right of asylum is an ancient juridical...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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