IARN — The United States International Trade Commission last week determined cheap fertilizer imports may harm U.S. fertilizer producers. The commission says cheap phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco and Russia are allegedly subsidized by their governments. As a result, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue with its countervailing duty investigations. The investigation could lead to import duties on the fertilizers. Read more
China Purchases Soybeans, Will Likely Buy More Corn
IARN — Extensive negotiations between the world’s two largest economies are paying off, as China remains actively involved in the United States grain markets. Read more
Axne Talks Cattle Market Legislation In IFU Forum
IARN — Efforts continue in Washington, D.C. to create a level playing field for Midwest cattle producers. Read more
Ag Groups Say Farmers Need More Time To Access Aid
IARN — A total of 28 agricultural organizations are asking the USDA to extend the application deadline for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The groups sent a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue asking that the deadline be pushed past August 28, 2020. The funding, approved through the CARES Act, is providing much-needed financial support to livestock, dairy, non-specialty, and specialty crop producers. The letter says the current deadline “may exclude producers from participating in the program, including producers of commodities that were recently added to the list of eligible commodities, as well as those commodities likely to become eligible through the Notice of Funding Availability process.” Read more
RFS At 15: What Does The Future Hold?
IARN — Tomorrow, August the 8th, it will be fifteen years since then-President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Read more
Coronavirus Relief Helped Slow Chapter 12 Farm Bankruptcies
IARN — The latest farm bankruptcy data offered mixed news. Read more