House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) directed Congressional Committee chairmen yesterday to begin drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. A vote on impeachment could come before the end of the year and the proceedings continue to suck energy and momentum out of other key policy issues. Here is a look at those issues: RFS: The White House has been working on the supplemental rule under the RFS to reallocate future small refinery exemptions (SRE). As we have reported, both the biofuels and the petroleum industry are finding fault with the plan. EPA has already missed the 30 November statutory deadline for announcing the 2020 required volumes of biofuel blending due to the supplemental rule. The agency is e...
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...
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