Realizing that limited arable land and scarce water resources could restrict agricultural production, China has vowed to boost the seed industry to ensure growth in the food supply. China Issues Seed Industry Reform and Innovation Guidelines China's State Council recently released a document, Opinions on Further Deepening Seeding Industry System Reform and Enhancing Innovation Capabilities, which lists seven measures for reforming and upgrading the industry as well as enhancing innovation capabilities. These steps mainly include:
Strengthening the role of seed companies in technology innovation. The government encourages these companies to increase research and development investments in seed technology and work with the international...
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...
