National Farmers Union Convention and Iran War and E15 Usage
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**Delegates to the National Farmers Union’s 124th annual convention unanimously re-elected Rob Larew and Jeff Kipley as the organization’s president and vice president, for another two-year term.
Larew says he’s honored to have been given the full faith and confidence of the Farmers Union membership to continue fighting for family agriculture.
During his three terms, Larew has led an organizational focus on member engagement, particularly among the next generation of Farmers Union members.
**Farmers are facing high input costs, trade uncertainty, and surging grain production.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins spoke directly about those challenges during the recent Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, her home state.
The Secretary told attendees that between 2020 and 24, fuel costs increased 33%, seed costs were up 19%, fertilizer prices rose by 48%, labor was up 44%, and interest expenses were up 71%.
**The Renewable Fuels Association urged the White House to take immediate action allowing broader use of lower-cost, American-made ethanol in the U.S. fuel supply to help blunt the impact of higher prices for crude oil and gasoline.
RFA President Geoff Cooper says adding larger volumes of low-cost ethanol to gasoline is a proven solution for reducing fuel prices and helping to insulate the U.S. market from global supply shocks.
