Sustainability Rises The USDA transition team for President-Elect Joe Biden is emphasizing increased conservation efforts for the industry. After U.S. agricultural leaders met with transition leaders, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said that any emissions scheme needs to be market-based and voluntary. However, the result of WPI’s recent survey on the topic implies the need for something more robust. A surprising 73 percent responded that sustainability improvements in agriculture are moving too slowly (see graph below). Please reply to our latest home page survey asking about the prospects for the incoming Biden Administration.
No Ag in Ecuador Deal On its way out the door, the Trump Administration h...
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...
