Restaurant prices expected to increase 4.9%, up from 4.3% in November
Trump barred from Colorado’s 2024 ballot | Ag, rail groups push to reopen U.S./Mexico bridges | EPA allows chlorpyrifos use
European-Asia shipping rates soar | Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to attack ships | Rerouting of cargo and tanker ships
Jones Act repeal pushed | Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel | Drought slows Brazilian fertilizer demand | PARP
Odds sinking for farm bill completion in early 2024 | Shipping woes in Red Sea/Suez Canal
The Biden administration will use the GREET model for determining SAF credits, but will update the methodology by March 1.
Senate stays in session on some progress re: Ukraine aid/border talks
USDA finally details PARP payments… and caveats
FOMC | Big changes in Argentina | Sugar tariffs | COP28 agreement… with loopholes | SAF
HPAI in Ohio ‘mega-flock,’ 8 million birds depopulated | More disaster aid in 2024 | SAF guidance | Inflation better than expected

Jim Wiesemeyer

Jim Wiesemeyer is well known to Pro Farmer Members for his long tenure as Washington Bureau Chief for Pro Farmer. Now with agricultural consulting firm Informa Economics, formerly Sparks Companies, Inc., he is still offering his expertise and insight on farm policy, trade policy and Washington politics as a consultant to Pro Farmer. His Inside Washington Today column on AgWeb.com is a must-read item to keep up with the latest in Washington developments.