Gaming Biofuel Trade barriers affect not only food but also food used as fuel. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that palm oil turned into biodiesel has fewer greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum-based diesel, though not enough to be eligible for renewable fuel credits. Meanwhile, Europe favors its own rapeseed oil by dissing American soybean oil from its biodiesel market due to iodine and lack of sustainability certification. California initially determined that ethanol from the Midwest was not as green as ethanol produced within the state. As the Financial Times once eloquently expressed it, the "locally grown" concept is great for the local but horrible on the whole. Food Reserve Government officials...
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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