N.C. Needs More Helene Aid and U.S. India Trade Talks
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**As the one-year mark of Hurricane Helene nears, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein is preparing to deliver his latest federal budget request, calling on Congress to provide more aid.
While the state has received federal money, the governor says it's not nearly what's needed as Western North Carolina continues to rebuild.
Gov. Stein is asking for $13 billion, saying North Carolina has not received its fair share.
**In defense of states’ rights, American agricultural sovereignty, and animal welfare, 14 House Republicans sent a letter to Ag Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, urging him to exclude the Save Our Bacon Act from any Farm Bill being considered.
The SOB Act, formerly known as the EATS Act, would federally override state laws regulating certain types of agriculture, including in-state sale standards for pork that require sourcing from farms that meet basic animal housing requirements.
**The U.S. and India are stepping up talks to resolve their trade tensions, with two separate teams of officials meeting in New Delhi last week, according to a Bloomberg report.
The meeting between the trade teams is expected to decide the future course of India-U.S. negotiations.
The two sides are seeking to resolve their differences after the U.S. slapped India with a 50% tariff last month, the highest in Asia.
