Policy Updates
Pro Farmer’s latest updates on agricultural policy news, legislative updates, and regulatory enforcement impacting U.S. farmers and agribusinesses.
Study: Soda taxes slash sugar-sweetened beverage consumption by one-third in five cities
USDA reports Friday | FAA orders temporary grounding of 171 Boeing aircraft | U.S. debt
GOP: Shut down border or shut down gov’t
Oil price volatility returns on fears of escalating Red Sea conflict | Pig antibiotic in focus
FOMC minutes | ERP | Oil prices drop | Panama Canal | Mo. farmland | Chevron and Calif.
Tesla vs China | Prop 12 begins | India food-security challenges | Ukraine grain exports
Employment report | FAO food price index | SEC and bitcoin | Key events in 2024
Biden extends suspension of Trump-era tariffs on European steel and aluminum | Mexican and U.S. officials announce border collaboration
Dollar faces backlash in oil market | SPR update | Beer sales plummet | Internet of cows
Biden admin officials in Mexico re: border issues
Xi says Taiwan reunification will ‘surely’ happen | Massachusetts seeks dismissal of Q3 animal welfare law challenge
Congress on holiday break | U.S. railroad crossings at the Mexico border reopened
Exclusive AgriTalk Q&A with presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis
Restaurant prices expected to increase 4.9%, up from 4.3% in November
Trump barred from Colorado’s 2024 ballot | Ag, rail groups push to reopen U.S./Mexico bridges | EPA allows chlorpyrifos use
European-Asia shipping rates soar | Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to attack ships | Rerouting of cargo and tanker ships
Jones Act repeal pushed | Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel | Drought slows Brazilian fertilizer demand | PARP
Odds sinking for farm bill completion in early 2024 | Shipping woes in Red Sea/Suez Canal
Senate stays in session on some progress re: Ukraine aid/border talks