Farm Bill Angst The House and Senate Agriculture Committees are moving closer to an agreed compromise on the farm bill's new commodity, which would accommodate the House side's desire for target prices offset by a reduced Senate shallow loss provision. However, at least one trade policy expert worries that a simple extension of the 2008 Act would be a safer option from an international standpoint. This is because the shift from green box direct payments to amber box insurance subsidies is likely to invite challenge from WTO partners. It remains unclear whether extension of the 2008 Act or the modified House-Senate proposals would be acceptable to Brazil under the cotton case, though it seems unlikely. Food Safety Standards The U.S. has...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
Key Takeaways: India is excluding sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, and B-heavy molasses from its 2026/27 fuel ethanol procurement program to protect domestic sugar supplies, potentially shifting additional demand toward corn and rice. India’s corn consumption for ethanol has surged from jus...
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