MAHA's Ultra-Processed Foods and Screwworm Draws Closer
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson and this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Florida Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson applauded the efforts of President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission to address childhood nutrition and growing health concerns associated with the consumption of ultra-processed foods.
Simpson says he’s committed to defining and addressing ultra-processed foods during Florida’s upcoming legislative session.
Simpson says if bureaucratic games and barriers prevent federal action, we’re prepared to take decisive measures here in Florida to protect our children’s health.
www.fdacs.gov/News-Events/Press-Releases/2025-Press-Releases/Commissioner-Wilton-Simpson-Applauds-President-Trump-s-Commission-for-Tackling-Ultra-Processed-Foods-in-Schools-Commits-to-Action-in-Florida
**Mexico’s Ag Ministry says another case of New World Screwworm was reported in Nuevo (new-WAY-voh) Leon (lee-OHN), which borders the U.S.
Reuters says the infected calf came from southern Mexico and was intercepted just south of Monterrey.
None of the other 84 animals in the shipment were found to be infected with the flesh-eating parasite.
The outbreak has prompted the U.S. government to keep its border mostly closed to Mexican cattle imports.
**The U.S. is bracing for a record grain harvest totaling 21.5 billion bushels of corn, soybeans and grain sorghum this fall.
But this comes during a period of heightened uncertainty surrounding the U.S. trade relationship with China.
Meanwhile, grain storage and transportation logistics are more complicated than usual.
According to CoBank's Knowledge Exchange, grain storage will be extraordinarily tight this fall with grain merchandisers charging higher fees due to limited capacity.
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