Balancing Act On the outskirts of the EU’s annual Outlook conference today, Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski stated that there is the need for a “solid impact assessment” of the proposed 50 percent reduction in pesticide usage by 2030. This resulted in immediate pushback by environmental groups who worry that a more complete understanding would mean less of their understanding. The Dutch are not waiting for an official assessment, they are submitting a CAP plan that already has environmentalists angry. Inside the confab, a USDA official was explaining the conundrum: if productivity is not raised, people will starve, and if production practices do not become more environmentally friendly, the earth will be bur...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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