Saving the World More than 50 agriculture ministers from OECD-member and non-member countries meet later this week to discuss: Building Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in a Changing Environment: Shared Challenges, Transformative Solutions. Yup, saving the world. What they are terming “Transformative solutions” must feed the world while reducing adverse environmental impacts. It is prepatory to the COP27 climate change meeting and an opportunity to position agriculture as a necessity, and possibly a solution, rather than the scourge portrayed by some environmentalists. Behind the scenes and based on prior experience, the meeting’s most likely dynamic will be 40 countries asking 10 wealthier countries to both give...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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