Agriculture has ‘unfinished business’ in Sino-U.S. trade, says Vilsack – January 21, 2022

Agriculture has ‘unfinished business’ in Sino-U.S. trade, says Vilsack Although China purchased a record amount of U.S. farm exports over the past two years, it wasn’t enough to comply with the “phase one” agreement that de-escalated the Sino-U.S. trade war, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday. “We obviously have… Continue reading

More competition will reduce meat prices in fight against inflation, says Biden

More competition will reduce meat prices in fight against inflation, says Biden Acknowledging “we need to get inflation under control” as part of the economic recovery from the pandemic, President Biden said on Wednesday that the administration will inject competition into the highly consolidated meat industry to bring down prices… Continue reading

Ethanol producers to electric car makers: We’re greener than you are – January 13, 2022

Ethanol producers to electric car makers: We’re greener than you are With automakers shifting toward the production of electric cars and trucks, the ethanol industry said on Wednesday that biofuels will be an important tool against global warming, and arguably create less pollution than battery-powered vehicles. The comparison was based… Continue reading