en.Wedoany.com Reported - On April 21, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated that the government is taking urgent action to address the issue of high fertilizer prices and hinted that new measures may be announced this week. Rollins wrote on social media: "Fertilizer input costs pose an ongoing challenge for farmers. More news will be released this week. While we cannot solve it quickly, progress is being made." The government has already implemented measures such as easing transportation restrictions and import controls on Venezuela, but urea prices have risen by approximately 80% since the beginning of the year.
Meanwhile, an Indian trade delegation held talks with U.S. officials in Washington, aiming to finalize the framework for a bilateral trade agreement. U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gore described this round of negotiations as a "critical step" towards reaching a deal. U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer recently mentioned that opening the apple market to India is one of the agricultural priorities. Indian media reported that the delegation, consisting of about 12 officials, will stay until Wednesday.
In addition, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee postponed the vote on the nomination of Glenn Smith as Deputy Secretary of Rural Development at the Department of Agriculture due to the absence of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Approximately 215 groups have urged Congress to retain the provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that requires the collection of credit data from small businesses to support the development of loan products.
Corteva celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Pioneer seed business in Johnston, Iowa, as the company plans to spin off its seed business into a separate entity. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig stated that the local area hopes the new headquarters will be located in Johnston. Pioneer, a pioneer in hybrid corn, significantly increased U.S. corn yields in the past.
The Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference (AgCon) will be held from October 22 to 23 in Overland Park, Kansas, hosted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Kansas State University, aiming to discuss issues in the agricultural futures market. U.S. Representative Rick Crawford and 16 others sent a letter to Greer, suggesting the initiation of an investigation into rice trade, focusing on policies in countries such as India, China, and Brazil.
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