Ad Hoc Government Payments Caused Farmers to Store More Grain
University research shows ad hoc payments result in farmers holding more grain in storage. Published by the University of Illinois’ FarmdocDAILY, the research estimated the impact of the unprecedented surge in ad hoc farm payments from 2018
Grassley Seeks to Attach Foreign Farm Ownership Rider to Defense Bill
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is reintroducing legislation to target foreign ownership of U.S. farmland by malign actors like China and Russia but aims this year to attach it to the must-pass defense bill. Grassley says three-percent of
U.S. Again a Top Beef Supplier to Japan
The United States is again a top supplier of beef to Japan, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. U.S. market share collapsed in 2004 after a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly referred to as “mad
Hot Summer Means More Natural Gas Consumption
The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts record-high natural gas consumption in the United States for electricity generation in July and August. The forecast comes as another hot summer increases demand for air conditioning. In its July Short-Term
USTR Announces Fiscal Year 2024 WTO Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office Tuesday announced the country-specific and first-come, first-served in-quota allocations of the tariff-rate quotas for imported sugar. The tariff-rate quotas, or TRQs, apply to raw sugar, refined and specialty sugar, and sugar-containing products,