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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Russia, Ukraine and Turkey have agreed to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative and allow Ukrainian wheat, corn and other farm commodities to continue flowing out of Odesa ports as the war rages on, according to a statement by the United Nations on Saturday, the last day for the deal to be extended.
Some of the largest multinational food companies are calling on lawmakers to maintain funding for conservation and climate priorities in the next farm bill.
The Surface Transportation Board has approved the $31 billion merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, creating the first railroad to provide single-line service stretching from Canada to Mexico.
Russia is once again raising doubts about the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the long-term viability of the improbable wartime deal that is allowing Ukraine to supply much of the world with grain and keep food prices from skyrocketing in some of the poorest countries.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting $7.4 billion for its Fiscal Year 2024 budget, but shipping and port groups are concerned the agency is not planning to put enough of its trust funds for construction and maintenance projects to use.
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