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Countervailing Duty on Moroccan Phosphates Drives Billions in Higher U.S. Fertilizer Costs Texas A&M analysis finds CVD raised DAP prices nearly 30%, adding $6.9 billion in costs for farmers A new in-depth analysis (link) from the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University concludes that the U.S. countervailing duty (CVD) on phosphate…

Trump to Speak in Clive, Iowa Tuesday — Biofuels Policy in Focus Amid E15 Backlash Senators urge USDA to restore buy-up prevented plant coverage  LINKS  Link: Why the Farm Aid Debate Matters:          Putting Farmer Aid Programs in Perspective Link: GOP Divisions Stall Year-Round E15 as House and         Some Senate Leaders Balk Link: Hoeven Pushes $15B Farmer…

Why the Farm Aid Debate Matters: Putting Farmer Aid Programs in Perspective As critics errantly target farm aid as a “bailout,” the broader picture shows U.S. agriculture receiving a fraction of the tax subsidies and incentives routinely embedded in the U.S. tax code for non-farm households and industries On Dec. 8, 2025, President Donald Trump…

GOP Divisions Stall Year-Round E15 as House and Some Senate Leaders Balk Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) keep ethanol out of funding bill while Senate split — with John Thune (R-S.D.) supportive and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) opposed — clouds any path forward Some Republican leaders in both chambers are again…

Hoeven Pushes $15B Farmer Aid as Stopgap Amid Price Squeeze Senate ag appropriations chair says emergency help is needed now while Trump administration works to reopen export markets and lower energy costs Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee, said U.S. farmers are facing a multi-year income squeeze from persistently high…

House Elevates E15 Debate in FY 2026 Funding Rule Leadership creates fast-track ethanol council as spending bills sidestep year-round E15 language LINKS  Link: Donald Trump at Davos: Power, Security, Markets, and the          Case for a New Economic OrderLink: GOP Leadership Stalemate as Midwestern Holdouts Press for          Year-Round E15 PathLink: Trump Signals Greenland Deal Framework With NATO,          Pauses Europe Tariff…

Donald Trump at Davos: Power, Security, Markets, and the Case for a New Economic Order From Greenland and global security to tariffs, markets, and affordability, President Donald Trump outlines a sweeping vision for U.S. power and economic dominance at Davos In a wide-ranging interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump laid…

GOP Leadership Stalemate as Midwestern Holdouts Press for Year-Round E15 Path House Republicans from farm states withhold support for a must-pass FY 2026 funding package, demanding a route to year-round E15 approval as leadership races the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline House Republican leaders are facing fresh resistance from a bloc of Midwestern lawmakers as they…