The Obama administration is under intense pressure over the political prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic and Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreements, as revealed by comments this week from its cabinet members.
Root of Trade Policy Problems The Obama administration is under intense pressure over the political prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic and Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreements, as revealed by comments this week from its cabinet members. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell belittled environmental groups by saying that they have staked out opposition to TPP without actually understanding its content. At a separate venue, Commerce Secretary Penny P...
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...
