Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act and Ethanol Exports Climb in August
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**The Senate unanimously passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, clearing a major hurdle toward restoring whole and 2% milk options in school meal programs.
The bill now heads to the House, where similar legislation passed overwhelmingly in 2023, before it can be sent to the president’s desk.
The measure would allow schools to serve whole and reduced-fat milk alongside the current offerings of low-fat, fat-free and flavored varieties.
**Federal trade data shows, U.S. ethanol exports climbed sharply in August, driven by record sales to Canada and the European Union.
Shipments reached 188.8 million gallons, a 15% increase from July and 24% higher than a year earlier.
Canada remained the top buyer at 74.4 million gallons, while another 47.6 million gallons moved through the Netherlands for use across the EU.
The U.S. imported no foreign ethanol during the month.
**According to Bloomberg, President Trump says he urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to increase the speed and size of agricultural purchases.
Pro Farmer reports Trump and Xi held an hour-long phone call to discuss trade and ongoing tensions.
Trump told reporters, I asked him, ‘I’d like you to buy a little faster, I’d like you to buy a little more.’ And he’s more or less agreed to do that.”
