GMO Battle Ahead The future of farming, which is to say producing enough food under the duress of climate change and with less burden on the environment will require more rapid genetic changes to plants. This requires embracing new breeding techniques and that is well understood by some EU policymakers. Thus, it was no surprise today when the EU Commission released its year-long study of novel genomic techniques (NGT’s) and concluded some are safe and should not be burdened by the existing novel foods directive. Since the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled almost two years ago that NGT’s fall under the novel foods directive, this means the law has to be changed, and that will not be easy. The problem is that the study...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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What You Need to Know Today: Iran says its definition of the Strait of Hormuz is now a “vast operation area” that stretches from Jask to Siri Island. The White House said President Trump did not sign a suspension of the TRQs on beef imports but is “finalizing potential...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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