EU Formally Imposes AD Duties on Biodiesel As expected, the EU today formally imposed anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. Effective Wednesday, the duties rates will be 6.8-10.6 percent for imports from Argentina and between zero and 9.6 percent for those from Indonesia. The EU is conducting a parallel investigation of whether the biodiesel imports are being subsidized by the differential export taxes (DETs) imposed on vegoils and biodiesel by both Argentina and Indonesia. That investigation is expected to end by early December. Argentina already has complained to the WTO that the EU duties are illegal under WTO rules, and Indonesia likely may do so as well. Big Increase in Argentina's Soy Exports Forec...
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...
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