25Mar
The CCC currently has about $9 billion to use. So, this brings CCC borrowing authority to $32.5 billion — not the $50 billion asked for and cited previously by Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), but above the $30 billion normally available. However, the $9.5 billion “is a different pot of money,” one source said.
Dairy trade continues to be a focus for Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) who just announced that he is... read more
According to the claims administrator of the $1.51 billion settlement in the Syngenta MIR 162 corn case, the deadline to... read more
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue set out to calm frayed farmer nerves in a USA Today op-ed on the escalating trade... read more
The U.S., Mexico and Canada have a good opportunity to reach a Nafta agreement this month, and getting there will... read more
Bayer AG is set to get a so-called statement of objections cataloging potential reasons for the European Union’s antitrust regulator... read more
A week of cooperative weather set planting at near record pace across the corn belt last week. Corn acres planted... read more
This winter, farmers will undoubtedly be confronted with the infamous supply curve for commodities. Economists can’t explain what’s for lunch... read more
Sumitomo Chemical Company, parent company of Valent, recently entered an agreement with DuPont Crop Protection, a business unit of DowDuPont... read more
China's top trade negotiator is expected to travel to Washington next week. It comes on the heels of the... read more
Putting 2017 in the rearview mirror is a relief for many of us in farming. Although yields for most producers... read more