Expected decline in organic research funding worries stakeholders

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Expected decline in organic research funding worries stakeholders

As 2025 begins, organic stakeholders are preparing for changes in the political and funding landscape for organic agriculture. New leadership will be appointed at the USDA, though that appointment is forthcoming with no advertised timeline.

The Secretary of Agriculture under the previous Trump administration was nominated in mid-January 2017, the last cabinet position to be filled.  Secretary Sonny Perdue presided over the USDA as a trade war raged with a key buyer of US farm products: China.

Perdue infamously quipped that big farms get bigger, an...

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Biofuel producers use record levels of vegetable oils in October; capacity holds steady: EIA

Biofuel producers use record levels of vegetable oils in October; capacity holds steady: EIA

US biodiesel and renewable diesel (RD) producers used a record 2.1 billion lb of vegetable oils in October as...

US fat markets start year on active note; DCO, ethanol production up on week

US fat markets start year on active note; DCO, ethanol production up on week

The US animal fats and oils markets kicked off the new year with notable activity on Thursday January 2.

Brazilian tallow market remains quiet following New Year holiday

Brazilian tallow market remains quiet following New Year holiday

The price for bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) max 3.5% free fatty acids (FFA), CIF São Paulo, inclusive of 12%...

US weekly ethanol production, stocks above weekly, yearly levels

US weekly ethanol production, stocks above weekly, yearly levels

US weekly average ethanol production reached 1.111 million barrels per day in the week to Friday December 27, according...

Cattle slaughter up week on week, down year on year

Cattle slaughter up week on week, down year on year

The US hide market showed little activity on Thursday January 2. Market participants reported prices that were consistent with...

Implied US soybean oil demand eases in November

Implied US soybean oil demand eases in November

Following several months of robust consumption, implied domestic demand for US soybean oil dropped back slightly in November 2024.

International animal proteins mostly flat for week

International animal proteins mostly flat for week

The international animal proteins market was quiet during the week to Thursday January 2, with little to no changes...

Hemp import volume growing; exports dominated by floral products

Hemp import volume growing; exports dominated by floral products

Import volumes of hemp under the category “True hemp”: (Cannabis sativa L ), raw or processed but not spun;...

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Sausage casings bulletin, October 10, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, October 10, 2025

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Sausage casings bulletin, September 26, 2025

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