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  • The Number and Composition of Legal Entities Engaged in Farming: Initial Evidence from FSA Payment Files
    Farm payments are intended to aid farmers by supporting incomes, reducing risk, and achieving conservation goals. However, payments may change farmer behavior in ways that are market distorting (Zulauf 2013). Such changes may include the choice of an individual to farm and the choice of the business structure or legal entity by which that individual […]
  • Can China Reduce Soybean Import Demand? Evaluating Soybean Meal Reduction Efforts
    China is the world’s largest soybean importer, relying heavily on foreign supplies—primarily from the United States and Brazil—to meet rapidly growing animal feed demand. This article examines whether China’s recent soymeal-reduction policy is putting the country on a path toward greater soybean self-sufficiency. Using multiple data sources, including official Chinese statistics, USDA data, and third-party […]

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DINING-OUT DROUGHT MEANS LESS FOOD GREASE TO FUEL BIOFUEL HOPES

As oil refiners face an uncertain future for fossil fuels, many are investing millions to convert refineries into renewable diesel plants that cut carbon emissions by processing discarded fats rather than crude oil. They’re now racing to secure the materials needed to feed the plants, putting some projects in jeopardy of being abandoned. (Bloomberg)

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