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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says that USTR Jamieson Greer has recused himself from any discussions on countervailing duties applied to Moroccan and Russian phosphate fertilizers.

Congress returns to work faced with failed Iran peace talks and a worsening U.S. economy. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other members of Trump’s Cabinet are scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill throughout the week. 

Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are hitting the tree nut industry, whose members are scrambling to find other routes and markets to take their product during a significant time of year for sales. 

“We’ve been Midwest nice for too long.” That was the E15 rallying cry of Ohio corn farmer Jed Bower at last week’s Commodity Classic. It also was one of the biggest applause lines — if not the biggest – during the ag gathering of more than 12,000 attendees in San Antonio.  The message is a salvo to lawmakers in Washington stuck on how to tackle legislation that would allow year-round, nationwide sales of higher ethanol blends, known as E15.