False Falsehoods The environmentalists in Europe are accusing the farm lobby of falsehoods and “underhand tactics” to undermine the impending Farm to Fork policy changes but it is their charge that appears to be false. The European Environment Bureau accuses Copa-Cogeca of a massive “disinformation campaign” and “deliberate misrepresentation of the impacts of the Farm to Fork strategy” because it cites a series of studies that have appeared or will appear showing production and farm incomes adversely impacted. At this juncture, there have been three publicly released studies, one by USDA, one by the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), and one by Wageningen University in the Netherlands. All th...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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