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FDA Commissioner Robert Califf is due to announce this week what steps he'll to take to tighten leadership of the agency’s food programs, while the Senate Agriculture Committee resumes its hearings on the next farm bill, and corn growers try to raise awareness of Mexico's looming ban on biotech corn.

Biofuels, trade, crop insurance and research are farm bill priorities for the seasoned House Agriculture Committee member. 

Higher margins in its ag services and oilseeds business helped push ADM to an operating profit of about $6.5 billion for its fiscal year 2022, an increase of 41% over 2021.

The Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled four hearings on farm bill issues, starting with a review of the trade and horticulture titles next Wednesday. 

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Monday reinforced USDA's position that Mexico’s proposed restrictions on genetically modified corn would still break its commitments under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, despite Mexican proposals to soften the rules.