Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has taken a more strident position regarding agricultural trade liberalization via TPP than perhaps the Japanese and has refused to change Canada's supply management programs for poultry, eggs and dairy. Rough Week for Biofuel Biofuel makers got hit with more bad news besides the U.S. EPA's pending decision to reduce the mandated renewable fuel level:
EU environment ministers affirmed a decision to cap the contribution made by crop-based biofuels to the renewable biofuel standard at 7 percent rather than having access to the full 10 percent mandate. Ohio became the first state to freeze its renewable energy standard for the next two years versus an alternative proposal to completely eliminate i...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
