Agriculture contributes 10 percent of Europe's carbon emissions, and a Commission study indicates that the farming sector could meet a 28 percent reduction by 2030. However, others disagree and want coherence between the environmental goal and Europe's food security requirement. Environment and Health Snippets
EU Farm Emissions: The EU has decided to sort of, kind of include agriculture under a proposed requirement to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030. Agriculture contributes 10 percent of Europe's carbon emissions, and a Commission study indicates that the farming sector could meet a 28 percent reduction by 2030. However, others disagree and want coherence between the environmental goal and Europe's food security requirem...
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...