Policy Update

Xi says Taiwan reunification will ‘surely’ happen | Massachusetts seeks dismissal of Q3 animal welfare law challenge
Congress on holiday break | U.S. railroad crossings at the Mexico border reopened
Exclusive AgriTalk Q&A with presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis
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
Senate stays in session on some progress re: Ukraine aid/border talks
USDA finally details PARP payments… and caveats