At a recent national seed conference in China, it was indicated that a new seed law is under development that will focus on amendment of the PRV, seed labeling, the examination as well as approval of seed varieties and financial support of the crop seed industry. China Calls for Protecting Domestic Seed Varieties At a recent national seed conference, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) called for continuous efforts toward the protection of domestic seed varieties. The conference emphasized that the crop seed industry is essential to ensuring the long-term stable development of the nation's agriculture and food security. Several suggestions made at the conference included:
Implementation of higher entry requirements for the country's...
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...
