ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 19 -- The American Sugar Alliance issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Recently the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri released their outlook for U.S. agriculture. They project that American sugar production remains strong and is expected to grow, despite challenges we have seen over the past couple years including factory closures in Sidney, MT, and Santa Rosa, TX. "Despite new and existing challenges  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 19 -- Consumer Action for a Strong Economy issued the following excerpts of a commentary to The Kansas City Star on April 18, 2024: * * * CASE Op-Ed in The Kansas City Star: Why is Rep. Jason Smith working against the interests of Missouri small businesses? Missourians know small and family-owned businesses are the main drivers of our state economy. Small businesses in the Show-Me State account for 99.4% of all companies and sustain roughly 1.1 million jobs, accordi  more

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, April 19 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on April 18, 2024: Six of the nation's major commodity groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission today encouraging it to vote negative in advancing a petition by Corteva Agribusiness to place antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of the herbicide 2, 4-D shipped from India and China. The letter said if the U.S. Int  more