The same divided opinion that has stalled Doha for 13 years remains: defining whether development results from trade or from protectionism. Sour Trade Policy Views A WTO spokesman reports that following the organization's success in Bali, there is renewed enthusiasm to create a roadmap for moving the Doha agenda forward. Tomorrow a WTO special agriculture committee meets to assess what is doable in a new trade negotiation, what contributions should be made and what information is needed. The latter is important, especially after a recent Cairns Group paper emphasized the manner in which agricultural subsidies are increasing in places like China and India, but declining in the U.S. and EU.However, the same divided opinion that has stalled...
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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