Clever EU GMO Wording Never underestimate the wordsmithing capacity of Brussels. The new proposed procedure for member states to opt out of the planting of otherwise EU-approved biotech events would tie up a litigant for years and likely cause them to fail. The language no longer calls it a "ban" but rather a decision to "restrict," and the criteria include:
Negative impact on the local environment by a change in agricultural practices; Ecosystem sustainability and maintenance of ecosystem services; Maintenance of local or regional biodiversity; Lack of adequate data on the impact on the local or regional environment; and, Negative socio-economic impacts such as the high cost of co-existence measures.
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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...
