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The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a draft farm bill Friday that would revamp a key international food aid program, boost risk management options for specialty crop growers and nullify California's controversial Proposition 12 standards for animal welfare. The bill also would address pesticide labeling and raise USDA loan limits.

Industry analysts and representatives in both countries tell Agri-Pulse that competition is set to intensify as new fronts open and Brazil continues to lift its export potential in established commodities.

The fight for E15 is redrawing battle lines between ag and fossil fuels, with the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee caught in the crosshairs. 

Farm, biofuel and petroleum groups are urging lawmakers to act fast in coming up with legislation to allow full-year sales of higher ethanol blends across the U.S. and limit the ability of certain refiners to seek exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Trump is set to head to Iowa on Tuesday as the green diesel lobby presses him to move fast in finalizing key biofuel policies.

The White House has finished its regulatory review of the Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit, known as 45Z, signaling that public release will soon follow. 

America’s corn producers were expressing disappointment after legislation to allow year-round U.S. sales of higher ethanol blends, known as E15, was left out of a suite of fiscal 2026 spending bills unveiled Tuesday as lawmakers try to avoid another government shutdown. Lawmakers who support year-round E15 were working to salvage the provision. 

The Supreme Court will not rule on President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs today. But speculation continues on how the Court will rule when it finally does.

As farmers get a new round of bad crop market news, biofuel investment has stalled due to U.S. policy uncertainty.