Recognizing that the jump from conventional agriculture to "pure" organic is a large one, the EU has allowed numerous derogations from the original concept of all "natural" production techniques.
Asynchronous Transatlantic Treatment At least seven EU member states are warning against Brussels making organic crops more organic. Recognizing that the jump from conventional agriculture to "pure" organic is a large one, the EU has allowed numerous derogations from the original concept of all "natural" production techniques, which vary amongst member states. There is also an acknowledged fair amount of cheating. A major demand is not to end the allowed use of non-organic feed (e.g. biotech) in the production of organic meats, given th...
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...
