The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative wrapped up public comment hearings this week on the upcoming North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations. Ag groups representing American farmers and ranchers had a chance to weigh in on what they would like to see in...
Summer Cookout Prices Down The American Farm Bureau Federation?s summer cookout survey shows Americans? favorite foods for the Fourth of July will cost slightly less this year. AFBF market intelligence director John Newton says the survey of staple summer cookout...
Fireworks Expected on Report DayMike SilverThe 4th of July is not until next week, but the fireworks will begin at noon today with the USDA acreage and supply/demand report. Mike Silver, with Kokomo Grain, says, historically, these reports are market movers, ?Over the...
The Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act recently passed through both the Senate and House of Representatives in a bipartisan fashion. It now awaits the final approval of President Trump. The language in the bill helps to clarify what the role of the Department of...
Market Expecting a Bearish Report on FridayArlan SudermanThe trade will be surprised if Friday?s USDA Report does not show an increase in U.S. corn and soybean acreage estimates. Along with the June Acreage Report, the USDA will release its June Quarterly Grain Stocks...
Beef Products Inc. and ABC News have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over ABC?s use of the term pink slime. No terms of the settlement have been disclosed, but BPI announced Wednesday morning that the company was ?extraordinarily pleased? to have reached a...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public input on GMO labeling. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service posted 30 questions for the public this week regarding labeling food items containing genetically modified ingredients. The feedback will help the...
As President Donald Trump approaches the 200-day mark of his administration, more than a dozen agricultural organizations are urging him to move quickly to fill vacancies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A letter sent to the White House Wednesday by the...
According to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 1.015 million barrels per day (b/d)?or 42.63 million gallons daily. That is up 25,000 b/d from the week before and the highest rate this month. The four-week average for ethanol production ticked down to 1.002 million...
Farm groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, the American Farm Bureau, and the U.S. Grains Council, gave testimony Tuesday during hearings on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The farm groups told the U.S. Trade Representative?s office that...
