Policy Snippets
U.S. Agricultural Trade Ambassador Doug McKalip says the goal is sustainability initiatives in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework that do not prompt the creation of non-tariff trade barriers. Good luck with that, especially since the Biden Administration has already indicated openness to considering a border carbon measure.
Still smarting over Europe’s anger about the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden Administration is giving Brussels assurances that it will seek lower adverse impacts from AD/CVD duties on Spanish olives.
Diplomatic Differences Singaporean Ambassador Ashok Kumar Mirpuri this week in Washington said, “We were honest with the Administration that market access would attract m...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Total Red Meat & Poultry September 2026 total red meat and poultry stocks totaled 1.97 billion pounds, down 1.4 percent from August despite typically increasing 0.8 percent during the month, and were 1.5 percent below September 2025 levels. The decline pushed total inventories to a new five...
