A national rule on GMO labeling is inevitable. Today’s loss in the Senate by a compromise backed by aggies but opposed by most Democrats means one of two things.
Trade Rhetoric in Context The Financial Times article today headlined, “Trump stance on trade stirs fears beyond his party,” references the businessman’s rhetoric about ripping up trade deals, putting punitive tariffs on Chinese made goods and calling the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) a betrayal. However, Trump is asserting the same campaign positions on trade that were effectively used by Barack Obama in 2008. Then candidate Obama said he would renegotiate NAFTA, enforce rules against China manipulating its currency and stand firm against CAFT...
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...
