India is seeking a WTO dispute settlement panel to rule against subsidy and local content requirements for renewable energy in some American states. The U.S. characterizes this as political retribution.
USDA Non-Reorganization The 2014 Farm Bill contains a requirement that USDA split the current job of undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural services into two separate positions. However, Congress provided no funding to carry out the reorganization, which would upset many involved, and the Obama administration saw little political obligation to the effort in its final 18 months in office. Now the new political leadership at USDA must decide how it will approach the legal requirement. In truth, there is no political benef...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
