Government Work: The U.S. government announced the creation of a Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products. The website merely contains links to the individual websites of the agencies involved (EPA, USDA and FDA). For any real information, citizens must still parse through the disparate approaches of the three agencies. It is lipstick on a pig. Colorful Meat Terms: Channel 4 in the UK hosted a program around a controversial documentary entitled, “Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed the Planet.” Some of the comments as recounted by Food Navigator included:
The solution is converting farms in...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize vessels seeing continued pressure from weaker demand while fixtures and rate strength gradually increases towards the smaller vessel classes. Tanker markets are pulling back from their recent highs as tonnage moves out of the Mid...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
Key Takeaways: Texas illustrates the assumptions underlying the 2025 FMMO reform; Idaho exposes their limitations. The Southwest order blend (roughly 27 percent Class I, 32 percent Class III and 31 percent Class IV) exposes Texas producers to every lever USDA adjusted, with a near-neutral proj...
