California Sued Over Emissions Standards and Brazil's Ethanol Standards
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The U.S. government sued California to stop it from enforcing stringent emission standards for heavy-duty trucks that President Trump recently declared void.
In complaints filed last week in two federal courts, the
Justice Department said federal law preempts the California Air Resources Board from enforcing various emissions rules governing heavy-duty trucks and engines.
This comes after a House committee learned they only allow vehicles that comply with California’s preempted standards.
##Florida Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced the preservation of more Florida farmland through the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.
More than 540 acres of ag land located in Flagler and Putnam counties is being preserved through a rural lands protection easement on Singleton Family Farms, a multi-generational farming operation.
Simpson says protecting working farms like Singleton Family Farms ensures that Florida’s agricultural heritage remains strong.
www.morningagclips.com/commissioner-wilton-simpson-announces-state-protection-of-agricultural-land/
**The USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates reports the 2025-26 U.S. corn outlook shows sharply higher supplies, greater domestic use and exports, plus larger ending stocks.
Corn production is forecast at 16.7 billion bushels, with a yield of 188.8 bushels per acre.
With supplies rising more than usage, ending stocks are up by 457 million bushels.
The season-average corn price received by producers dropped 30 cents to $3.90 a bushel.
**The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office launched a Section 301 investigation into Brazil for its unfair ethanol trade practices.
Groups like Growth Energy called on the agency to take action on behalf of American ethanol producers, who face a competitive disadvantage bilaterally and globally due to Brazil’s discriminatory practices.
Renewable Fuels Association President Geoff Cooper says Brazil’s imposition of tariffs without a duty-free quota in recent years has essentially closed the market.
