The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been moving steadily ahead this year toward considering reform of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). A series of questions was first posed to stakeholders with the intention to inform committee staff as they drafted white papers on the various policy issues surrounding biofuels policy and then more recently targeted to various stakeholder positions at hearings. It now appears that Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Michigan) has appointed four deputies from the committee to develop a reform plan which stops short of repeal. The members are:
Representative John Shimkus (R-Illinois) Representative Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) Representative Lee Terry (R-Nebraska) Representative Steve Scalise (R-...
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...
