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Bottom Line analysts remind us that restarting and restocking the oil pipeline worldwide is not going to be a quick process. Ships indeed may be moving through the Strait of Hormuz, but analysts say it will take up to a month for some ships leaving to reach their destination. Those incoming ships, they say, will pull supplies from storage facilities that filled up prior …
Congress has been working in the House Ag Committee on getting the Farm Bill No. 2. It’s a five-year farm bill legislation that would extend many of the major decisions that were made in the big, beautiful bill passed early. One flashpoint came up during this markup, which involved federal support for solar installations on farmland. The bill would limit U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for solar arrays …
On the surface, President Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz deprives Iran of badly needed oil reserves, millions of dollars in insurance premiums they were collecting to assure safe passage of vessels. But depending on how long the blockade actually lasts, it increases the chance of the Beijing summit already postponed once likely being postponed again. China imports more than 1.5 million barrels …
Maritime officials say the buildup of ships on either side of the Strait of Hormuz will take months to restore normal traffic when it does open. Reuters reporting there are over 3,000 vessels now in the Gulf area, including over 800 oil tankers. The narrow passage when the Strait does open when it meets the Gulf of Oman like a three-lane highway merging into …
News headlines continue to remind Americans that we are energy independent. Bottom Line analysts say that’s true to a point. We continue to keep an eye on gasoline and fuel prices, hopefully near a top as we move through spring and into summer. But in reviewing our expanding energy independence, Bottom Line analysts point out that most of our refineries are 50 years old …
Last week during the White House Great American Agriculture Celebration, President Trump announced that the administration would be making changes to the Diesel Exhaust Fluid system through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. According to the Agency, these changes include removing the DEF sensor requirement for all diesel equipment and according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, this change will save …
A letter by 40 different groups, 44 to agricultural groups, have written President Trump asking for help as more problems are happening on the farm. The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on fertilizer costs and fuel prices have worsened the financial straits for farmers right during the middle of planting time poses significant consequences for the food supply chain …
Severe weather, high expenses, and global uncertainty are hitting farmers on all sides, squeezing them to the break-even point. Forty-four agricultural groups this week got laid out challenges facing rural America in the letter to President Trump. The March 19th letter recognizes progress has been made enhancing the farm risk management tools and securing much-needed tax relief for farmers, but additional resources are …
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver allowing the sale of E15 nationwide. According to the Agency, “Through the waiver, EPA is fortifying the domestic gasoline supply chain and providing Americans relief at the pumps ahead of the summer driving season. Beginning on May 1, 2026, EPA’s waivers will work to prevent disruption …
Bottom Line analysts say the initial spike in crude oil has run its course for the most part in their view, but it will have a long tail, as they say. Prices stabilizing near $100, with a very slow decline. Countries and governments making alternative plans. Grains have followed higher from a distance. Really no news on their own to warrant such an increase, …
