Prop 12's National Impact and China and U.S. Soybeans
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Every American pig farmer stands to lose when faced with a patchwork of ever-changing state housing laws spurred by California’s Prop 12.
The issue goes beyond animal welfare to the root of the Constitution’s interstate commerce regulations and how bending them can break farmers.
National Pork Producers Council Vice President Pat Hord says whatever steps we take for California’s regulations could change when a new state decides they want different housing standards.
**A spokesman from the Chinese commerce ministry was asked
when China might resume buying American soybeans.
He said the U.S. should remove what China describes as unreasonable tariffs and create conditions that help expand trade between the two nations.
Traders in China have opted to fill their soybean needs in South America.
American farmers are in danger of missing out on billions of dollars’ worth of soybean sales because of the unresolved tensions.
**Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new three-point plan to support American ag producers and exporters.
The first of three points is the America First Trade Promotion Program that would get a kickstart in fiscal year 2026.
The second is a new model of trade missions that supplements the current model.
The third is an effort to revitalize export finance opportunities by reducing financial risk to lenders with credit guarantees.
