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Justice Dept. Launches Criminal Probe into Beef Industry Practices Rollins signals ‘imminent’ action on fertilizer | USDA pushes for data transparency overhaul amid stakeholder review | U.S./India trade talks enter final phase | U.S., Mexico launch first formal USMCA review talks LINKS Link: Molasses Imports Raise Red Flags for Tariff Circumvention — USDA Study Finds…

Molasses Imports Raise Red Flags for Tariff Circumvention — USDA Study Finds Major DisparitiesAnalysis shows significant chemical differences in imports through Buffalo, suggesting non-molasses products and potential evasion of U.S. sugar quotas USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), in a congressionally mandated study (link) under the American Relief Act, found compelling evidence that some imported molasses…

China, Others Pressure for Sustained Opening of Strait of Hormuz; Talks Will Occur Update on China FMD cases | Gas prices likely to stay elevated into 2027 | Deere settlement fails to fully satisfy farmers in right-to-repair fight LINKS Link: The Week Ahead, April 19: Trump: Iran Talks Will Resume, but Threatens Power Plants and…

🌤️ **Weather** – 🚜 Mostly dry through early Thursday → massive planting push expected, especially Dakotas, Nebraska & NW Iowa; wetter pattern returns with 2″+ south of I-70 in 6–10 day period – 🌡️ Temps shift from below-normal today → warm 70s–80s Tuesday through Thursday; then exceptionally cold threat for Northern Plains & western Corn…

Trump: Iran Talks Will Resume, But Threatens Power Plants and Bridges If No Deal Reached Greer in Mexico | Rollins travels to Arizona | Tariff refunds | Food price update LINKS Link: Weekend Updates, April 18: Iran Reimposes Control Over Strait of Hormuz Until U.S. Ends Blockade of Iranian Ports Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 17Link:…

Iran Reimposes Control Over Strait of Hormuz Until U.S. Ends Blockade of Iranian Ports What a phased reopening of U.S./Mexico border could entail LINKS Link: Rollins Signals Cautious Path to Reopening Southern Cattle Ports Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 17Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 17 Topics discussed during podcast:—Markets 1. USDA NASS to hold April 22 Data…
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