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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Cuba has struggled for decades to feed its people, but because of U.S. sanctions and the impacts of the COVID pandemic, the country is becoming more desperate to buy U.S. grain and meat.
Legislators and citizens in the Pacific Northwest are engulfed in a debate over whether or not to breach four dams on the Snake River to restore dwindling salmon populations.
Sales of agricultural tractors and combines in March dipped from the same month last year, as farmers and equipment companies grapple with the impacts of an inconsistent supply chain.
The USDA announced Monday that China purchased more than 1 million metric tons of U.S. corn, adding to the buying spree from tight U.S. stocks as the Russian invasion continues to hobble Ukrainian exports.
Representatives of the U.S. poultry industry descended in Havana last week to implore the Cuban government to loosen bans on U.S. chicken after outbreaks of bird flu in major producing states.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday night met a group of visiting officials representing wheat, corn, poultry, and other sectors of U.S. agriculture.