The sanctions battle between Moscow and Washington continues apace, and it seems only a matter of time before Russia starts arbitrary restrictions on imports of American agricultural products. Sugar Pot Calls Sugar Kettle Black U.S. sugar producers filed petitions to have antidumping and countervailing duties imposed on sugar from Mexico. They fault subsidies for causing Mexico to dump sugar on the U.S. market, as opposed to the subsidies that the U.S. industry receives. Quotas short the market and thus provide U.S. producers with artificially higher prices, and the government spent nearly $300 million last year helping growers avoid forfeitures. By contrast, the Mexican government has been trying to reduce its role in sugar production. M...
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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