The Energy Policy Modernization Act incorporates pieces of 114 different bills as well as addresses a few of the farm bill energy issues, exports of liquefied national gas (LNG) and some commodity trading issues related to energy.The Senate Energy and Commerce Committee passed The Energy Policy Modernization Act last week by a vote of 18-4. It incorporates pieces of 114 different bills that have been introduced under four titles: Efficiency, Supply, Accountability and Conservation Reauthorization. The legislation addresses a few of the farm bill energy issues, exports of liquefied national gas (LNG) and some commodity trading issues related to energy. Items of interest include:
Streamlining the LNG export permitting process by requiring...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
