While foodies are recounting their victories from 2015, including compelling an increasing number of major food vendors to pledge their future allegiance to certain types of products, those of Big Ag highlight new breakthrough technologies and a potential federal override of a state labeling law.
Foodies are recounting their victories from 2015, including compelling an increasing number of major food vendors to pledge their future allegiance to cage-free eggs, antibiotic-free meats, and more “clean label” products. Those of Big Ag highlight new breakthrough technologies like Crispr gene editing, FDA approval of new biotech products from salmon to apples and potatoes, plus what they see as an impending federal override of Verm...
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...
