NCGA: Mexico’s Proposed Ban on Biotech Corn Illegal under USMCA, Banning White Corn a Non-Starter in Negotiations
This week, Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Mexico City to meet with Mexican Pres. Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss Mexico’s promise to block biotech corn imports beginning in 2024. During the meeting, Vilsack spoke of the importance of finding an acceptable...
Corn Earns Top Spot Among Kentucky Commodities
Cash receipts of Kentucky corn topped $1.2 billion last year according to the September. 1 USDA-ERS report, leading the commodities to earn a record $6.86 billion total. Soybeans, broilers, horse sales and service, and cattle rounded out the top five. David Knopf of...
Kentucky Corn Yield Forecast Lower
USDA, NASS, Kentucky Field Office Corn production in Kentucky is forecast at 204 million bushels, down 26% from 2021. Based on conditions as of August 1, yield is estimated at 147 bushels per acre, down 45 bushels from last year. Acres for harvest as grain were...
Faulty Ethanol Study Gets Media Attention, Pro-Ethanol Groups Respond
You have probably seen the headlines and talking heads on TV citing a faulty study that claims ethanol and the RFS are actually contributing to climate change. The study, using many worst case scenarios, makes these faulty conclusions. Unfortunately, the anti-ethanol...