There continues to be a great deal of discussion regarding how Turkey can protect itself against the negative effects of the EU/U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that include an estimated annual loss of up to $5 billion due to certain factors.
Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Egypt is concerned about the volume of non-Egyptian wheat that may have been sold to the government as domestic origin and is said to be taking steps to ensure that this cannot happen again. The method of payment for future purchases of local wheat is expected to be revised so that disbursements will be made directly to farmers rather than to anyone alleging to be delivering such stocks. Egypt has been paying far...
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...
