Politics and Protectionism Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and other members of the Florida Congressional delegation are up for reelection next month. Fresh produce growers in Florida have long been frustrated by the ability of Mexican farmers to grow specialty crops at lower prices. The result is the Florida politicians have sent a request to USTR Katherine Tai that she initiate a Section 301 investigation of the imports from Mexico. Meanwhile, the U.S. exporters of corn, pork and other commodities to Mexico have also written to Ambassador Tai pointing out several things:
The Section 301 investigation was requested because the Florida growers’ petition for relief via the border measures approved in the USMCA have failed to find...
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...
