Ilena Peng

New York, Washington, D.C.

Agriculture Reporter at Bloomberg News

agriculture reporter @business, covering what's in your mocha ☕🍫🥛 etc | alum @columbiajourn @smpagwu | [email protected], signal @ilena.11

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Farmers Press Trump on Biofuels to Counter Tariffs Hit (Correct)

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kim Chipman |Alicia Diaz |Alicia Díaz |Erin Ailworth |Ilena Peng

After losing their biggest export market due to Donald Trump’s trade wars, US farmers are now counting on the president’s support for biofuels to prevent their next crop from piling up in storage. The administration is set to soon unveil a plan for how much crop-based biofuels will be blended into fossil fuels starting next year.
Farmers press Trump for biofuels boost to counter tariff losses

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Kim Chipman |Alicia Diaz |Alicia Díaz |Erin Ailworth |Ilena Peng

BUSINESSKim Chipman, Alicia Diaz, Erin Ailworth and Ilena PengBloombergView Comments After losing their biggest export market due to Donald Trump’s trade wars, US farmers are now counting on the president’s support for biofuels to prevent their next crop from piling up in storage. The administration is set to soon unveil a plan for how much crop-based biofuels will be blended into fossil fuels starting next year.
Farmers Press Trump for Biofuels Boost to Counter Tariff Losses

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Kim Chipman |Alicia Diaz |Alicia Díaz |Erin Ailworth |Ilena Peng

A combine harvester cuts, threshes, and cleans soybeans during a harvest in Waynesfield, Ohio. (Bloomberg) -- After losing their biggest export market due to Donald Trump’s trade wars, US farmers are now counting on the president’s support for biofuels to prevent their next crop from piling up in storage. The administration is set to soon unveil a plan for how much crop-based biofuels will be blended into fossil fuels starting next year.
Farmers Press Trump for Biofuels Boost to Counter Tariff Losses

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kim Chipman |Alicia Diaz |Alicia Díaz |Erin Ailworth |Ilena Peng

After losing their biggest export market due to Donald Trump’s trade wars, US farmers are now counting on the president’s support for biofuels to prevent their next crop from piling up in storage. The administration is set to soon unveil a plan for how much crop-based biofuels will be blended into fossil fuels starting next year.
Farmers Press Trump for Biofuels Boost to Counter Tariff Losses

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kim Chipman |Alicia Diaz |Alicia Díaz |Erin Ailworth |Ilena Peng

After losing their biggest export market due to Donald Trump’s trade wars, US farmers are now counting on the president’s support for biofuels to prevent their next crop from piling up in storage. The administration is set to soon unveil a plan for how much crop-based biofuels will be blended into fossil fuels starting next year.
Industria del azúcar entra en la mira del secretario de Salud de Estados Unidos

1 week ago | bloomberglinea.com | Ilena Peng |Will Kubzansky |David Morris

Bloomberg — Los productores de azúcar pensaron que habían escapado a la agenda Make America Healthy Again de Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Después de todo, el secretario de Salud había dedicado gran parte de su tiempo a combatir problemas como pesticidas, aceites de semillas y colorantes. De hecho, sus críticas al jarabe de maíz de alta fructosa podrían haber beneficiado el consumo de azúcar. Pero Kennedy ahora ha añadido el azúcar a su lista de objetivos, calificándola de “veneno” a finales de abril.
RFK Jr.’s quest to make Americans eat healthier will be costly

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Deena Shanker |Agnieszka de Sousa |Ilena Peng

From canola oil to colorful dyes, the U.S. food industry is girding for a shift away from the ingredients that made American diets among the cheapest in the world. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is embracing policies and ideas that curb ultra-processed foods and discourage the use of seed oils, colorings, high-fructose corn syrup and pesticides, all of which he blames for the overall poor health of Americans.
Sugar had dodged RFK Jr.’s health drive - until now

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Ilena Peng |Will Kubzansky

Sugar producers thought they had escaped Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda. After all, the health secretary had spent much of his time fighting things like pesticides, seed oils and colorings. If anything, his criticism of high-fructose corn syrup could have benefited sugar consumption. But Kennedy has now added sugar to his list of targets, calling it “poison” in late April.
Kennedy puts sugar on notice | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

2 weeks ago | arkansasonline.com | Ilena Peng

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Sugar producers thought they had escaped Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again agenda. After all, the health secretary had spent much of his time fighting things like pesticides, seed oils and colorings. If anything, his criticism of high-fructose corn syrup could have benefited sugar consumption. But Kennedy has now added sugar to his list of targets, calling it "poison" in late April.
Sugar Industry Had Dodged RFK Jr.’s Health Drive - Until Now (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Ilena Peng |Will Kubzansky

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