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Washington Week Ahead: Iran war impact weighs on ag; Senate Ag focuses on domestic market

03/08/26 7:00 AM By Kim Chipman, Lydia Johnson, Oliver Ward, and Noah Wicks
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Farm and food industry leaders make the case on Capitol Hill for buying American products, and the Department of Agriculture puts out new crop forecasts as extreme conflict in the Middle East disrupts global ag supply chains.

KEYWORDS biodiesel biofuel policy Buy American E15 fertilizer prices renewable diesel Renewable Fuel Standard Senate Agriculture Committee strait of Hormuz tariff increases trade policy war in Iraq
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