The U.S. reportedly settled a trade remedies case with Indonesia, although the solution is off point from the original challenge. Trade Policy Deflections The U.S. reportedly settled a trade remedies case with Indonesia, although the solution is off point from the original challenge. Indonesia sought to export clove-flavored cigarettes to the U.S., but Washington objected on health grounds since flavored cigarettes encourage smoking, particularly by youth. However, Jakarta correctly pointed out that the U.S. allows the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes, a product popular with young people. The U.S. could have allowed clove cigarettes or banned menthol cigarettes, the latter making the most sense from both a health basis and for equivale...
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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