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We press Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden on fertilizer concentration, China trade, sugar policy, biofuels, and USDA’s data overhaul. Clear timelines, candid takes on market power, and specific paths to more demand and supply define a fast-moving hour.

• fertilizer prices and supply inertia in a concentrated market
• BHP’s $13bn potash project and questions for incumbents
• Review of Morocco phosphate duties and public comment window
• permitting help at the federal level and state bottlenecks
• contact routes via social, tip lines, and DC meetings
• price transparency through more competitors, not mandates
• China purchases across soybeans, sorghum, cotton, and hardwoods
• cotton import substitution in China and market diversification
• plant re-approvals for beef, pork, poultry exports to China
• sugar beet stress, tier two quota tightening, tariff reset
• Section 32 buys supporting beans, produce, and feeding programs
• bridge assistance payouts, SDRP stages, specialty crop data
• USDA data RFI, users meeting, annual accuracy scorecard
• digital surveys to offset postal delays
• USDA reorg, hubs beyond DC, secure lockup planning
• RFS optimism, 45Z coordination, SAF, and maritime fuels
• CCC cap realities and budget monitoring
• screwworm response with sterile males and new facilities
• cattle margins, retailer power, and herd rebuilding

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