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The stalemate over coronavirus relief continues on Capitol Hill.House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson does not believe an agreement will be reached this month, however, he tells Agri-Pulse that he is considering whether agricultural provisions can be included in an ongoing solution that will be necessary to keep the government running after the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.
“Somehow I keep that in mind because after I’ve been there for a while, it may be where it ends, so let’s see,” he told Agri-Pulse.
The GOP’s opinion: Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell tells Agri-Pulse that he is contemplating the possibility of filing a GOP aid bill that will come with a $20 bill for agriculture, but claimed the bill probably wouldn’t get what he wants from Democrats.
He said he still hopes Democrats can succeed in a deal with the White House when lawmakers return to Washington after Labor Day.So far, Democrats insist that the White House agree to spend at least $2.2 trillion.
“I hope we can get through this and do another” aid bill, McConnell said.”If we do, it will be in September.”
China acquires corn in US
The USDA reported Monday that Chinese buyers purchased 596,000 tons of new American maize harvested for delivery in the 2020-2021 marketing season, which begins today, following China’s acquisition of 747,000 tons of maize last Thursday.
“This day-to-day acquisition of three-quarters of a million tons …It shows us that not only is China committed to executing its most productive process to meet the commitments of the first phase, but it also tells us that the call is there and that we are an affordable and reliable option,” said the president and chief executive of the US Grain Council.Mr. Ryan LeGrand, to Agri-Pulse last week.
Lost: China ‘says all things’
China is still a long way from fulfilling its promise under the “phase 1” industrial agreement to buy $80 billion in U.S. agricultural exports this year and next.
Perdue told NASDA members on Monday that it expects China to continue to buy heavily in the United States until Brazilian harvests arrive early next year.
Keep in mind: despite the damage caused by the widespread typhoon in Iowa last month, Perdue says American farmers will have plenty of corn to sell.”With the next harvest, it looks like we want a strong export.”he said.
Taiwanese momentum for a new industrial pact with the US and its allies in the world.But it’s not the first time
On Monday, two senior Taiwanese governments publicly called for a new industrial pact with the United States, following Taiwan’s promise last week to lift restrictions on American beef and pork.
Bi-Khim Hsiao, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representation Office, the unofficial Taiwanese embassy in Washington, and Taiwan’s Economy Minister Mei-Hua Wang said the time had come to start negotiations on a flexible industrial arrangement.
USDA switches component to food
Under intense pressure from school districts and Capitol Hill, the USDA has agreed to allow schools to continue providing food to all students free of charge and also offsite, but authority is only valid until the end of the qualifying year or when the budget ran out.
The top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, said the usDA’s fall extension is a “positive first step forward.” But she and the School Nutrition Association, which represents school feeding programs, would like to see the authority extended throughout the school year.
Please note: According to Stabenow’s office, the expanded food authority gives the federal government the same value as investment school meals.
The anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength also suggested to the USDA to ensure that schools that the food authority will continue until next spring.The fall extension “is vital for hungry children returning to school, younger siblings who are not yet in school, parents suffering to end of the month, and schools and networking teams that are emerging to the challenge of feeding them with this pandemic,” Lisa Davis said.senior vice president of the organization.
Farm Bureau: USDA has provided conservation assistance
The American Farm Bureau Federation says a new USDA rule to delineate highly eroded wetlands and landslides is not passing enough for suffering farmers to meet their conservation compliance needs for agricultural programs.
AFBF stated that it “advocates transparent regulations and safeguards to make some fair therapy of farmers in conservation compliance, however, the ultimate rule does not include the unfair enforcement actions” of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Farmers “deserve to be repeated, unjustified and costly,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said.”While we appreciate the USDA’s RECENT movements to correct old mistakes, this was a missed opportunity to achieve some equity in the future.”
The rule, of 28 August, attempts to explain how wetland hydrology is known for cultivated wetlands and grasslands of cultivated wetlands, among other provisions.
He said, “I hope not, that would be stupid.” – House speaker Collin Peterson when asked if he was involved in the government shutdown this fall.will not happen before the election.
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