Sustainability Rises The USDA transition team for President-Elect Joe Biden is emphasizing increased conservation efforts for the industry. After U.S. agricultural leaders met with transition leaders, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said that any emissions scheme needs to be market-based and voluntary. However, the result of WPI’s recent survey on the topic implies the need for something more robust. A surprising 73 percent responded that sustainability improvements in agriculture are moving too slowly (see graph below). Please reply to our latest home page survey asking about the prospects for the incoming Biden Administration.
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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...
