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After a three day weekend will the markets focus on weather or outside market influences?
The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act are both expected to get votes ad approval from the Senate Ag Committee this week, despite expected Republican opposition.
The Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act passed in the House last week and includes a plan to establish a USDA office to prosecute anticompetitive practices in food and agriculture. It’s drawing fire from many farm groups.
Syngenta has appointed a senior executive to help steer the seeds and pesticides maker’s planned $10 billion flotation, the company said on Friday. Syngenta also announced additional management changes.
With threats to global food supplies, ag companies are stepping up to ensure wheat has a seat at everyone’s table. Embrapa is taking a shot at filling the wheat void through GMO wheat trials.
Heat seemed to be the focus of the markets this week. Two veteran market analysts say if this heat continues, and drought becomes an even larger concern, commodities could see a violent run-up in prices.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its ruling the agency did not adequately evaluate the herbicide’s potential impact when it reauthorized its use in January 2020.
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Sizzling heat hit much of the U.S. this week. The NOAA reports May 2022 was among “Earth’s top 10 warmest months,” and that 2022 is the sixth-warmest year on record so far.