One plank in the Republican candidacy of Donald Trump for the American presidency is frustration with so-called political correctness. He would be blowing a gasket if U.S. authorities had taken the position of Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in a recent ruling. Farm Bill Double Trouble We have provided at least a half-dozen reasons why U.S. farm policy is in trouble going forward (see Ag Perspectives, 2 February), including its skyrocketing costs. Now an academic has put a number on the latter. Important to note for both other countries considering adoption of a crop insurance approach and corporate welfare-hating American politicians, the main farm support programs in the 2014 Farm Bill were initially projected to cost ju...
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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