Policy Update

Imports will be slow at first, based on the need to implement and test new protocols.
First U.S. death from bird flu reported in Louisiana | USDA transition | 2025 beef cattle market
Two Fed officials say inflation fight isn’t over | Countdown to another East Coast ports strike
Trump era of Congress begins | Friday brings Employment and Key USDA reports
Massie only Republican voting against Johnson
China loosens yuan defense | Euro has fallen 1.3% this week | Indonesia to implement B40 biodiesel by Feb. 28 | Egg prices surge
Ag market relief payments | EV batteries | Stabenow comments | Weight-reducing drugs impact on U.S. food industry | Port talks to restart
Treasury hack | U.S. aid to Ukraine | Bird flu indemnity rules for poultry farms | Contraction in U.S. mfg. | Energy prices surge
Rising credit card defaults | Trump’s trade threats test Mexican industry | FDA weighs ban on red dye No. 3