Governmental Regulations
Farm bill timeline murky | Only one farmer safety net? | Dairy policy awaits USDA decision | Higher CRP maximum acres | Crop insurance tweaks
Innovative approach to farm labor | Sugar and new farm bill | Funding Trump’s border wall | China wants to boost livestock, dairy output | Sen. Menendez trial | India’s biofuel policy | Pink slime and green dollars
Trump doubles down on N. Korea comments | More legal U.S. farm labor: report | More U.S. food products could be going to China via Alibaba product | IEA boosts world oil demand forecast
Full agenda when lawmakers return | U.S.-N. Korea | Trump briefing | NAFTA 2.0 talks | Trade action on China | FOMC minutes | Deere earnings
NAFTA 2.0 timeline murky as negotiators from three countries must clear sensitive trade policy hurdles
Senate joins House in recess | Employment report | No Trump announcement today on China | Perdue in Minnesota | Banks again cut oil price forecasts | China not clamoring for U.S. beef
In this week’s newsletter, we outline weather and take a close look at the farm bill process .. and much more.
Key USDA reports on Thursday | Congress is out | Fed speakers on tap
Leaders of the two major U.S. farm groups comments on the coming new farm bill debate. Meanwhile, the House is preparing a big eight-bill omnibus spending package. Updates on lumber, ethanol and pork trade policy.