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U.S. beef has great new opportunities in the UK marketplace
U.S. beef recently regained duty-free access to the United Kingdom under a 13,000 metric ton quota included in the trade framework reached by the Trump administration last year. The quota provides the first zero-duty access to the UK since its exit from the European Union in 2020. The first U.S. beef shipments under the new, duty-free quota arrived in March and was celebrated by a pair of events hosted by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) in London last week. Those events included a...
HPAI case confirmed in Mahaska County
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Mahaska County, Iowa. The affected...
Diesel situation still sticky into new year
We have talked about the cost of inputs in the past, and that no matter if the prices of one input are going down, there will be a higher input somewhere else. We have seen fertilizer price spikes and retreats after the pandemic exposed supply chain issues. However,...
U.S. Export Sales Report (12-21-23)
Being in the slowest time of the year does also mean that the export sales are slower than usual. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest numbers from the USDA. Even with a slower report, McBride said the total sales numbers up to this...
Keep farm equipment safe through the winter
As we approach the end of the year, it’s finally time to be putting away farm equipment for the season. Today is the first day of winter, and while the weather might not be cold right now, that doesn't mean farmers can skip out on maintaining their machinery. Pat...
Treasury’s SAF tax guidance opens door for aviation biofuel
The biofuels industry could be headed for its next big growth boom with a major early step now complete. Renewable Fuels Association head Geoff Cooper says the Treasury has accepted a modeling tool to measure carbon intensity and eligibility for tax credits for...
Justice Department, FTC approve 2023 merger guidelines
Agribusiness mergers have been a concern for agriculture because they cut down on competition and lead to higher prices for things like inputs. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission issued the 2023 Merger Guidelines describing the factors and...
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Grassley discusses farm bill framework from Senate Ag Republicans
This week Senator John Boozman (R-AR), the ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee, unveiled the Senate Republican-drafted framework of the farm bill. Republicans have been stating for months that there should be more “farm in the farm bill.” Senate Ag committee...
Reflecting on the outstanding “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” campaign
A marketing initiative by the Iowa Pork Producers Association went viral last football season, encouraging consumers to purchase more ham and bacon through a clever name association. Kevin Hall, Iowa Pork Producers Association Communications Director, said the idea...
Uneventful June WASDE provides little market support
We weren’t expecting much from this month’s WASDE report, and those expectations turned out to be correct. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said this was a very neutral report. However, McBride said that this neutral report does not change the issues we’ll face...
Ag stakeholders react to Republican farm bill framework
Several key agricultural groups and stakeholders issued responses to the Senate Ag Committee Republicans’ farm bill framework. Gregg Doud, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, calls it a strong framework that marks another important step in...
NPPC is working globally to keep animals safe and trade moving
Earlier this week, we started a conversation with National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) VP of Government Affairs Maria Zieba. We discussed why it is important to have an international coalition to collaborate on finding solutions to foreign animal disease (FAD)...
