Indonesia bans palm exports: Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, announced an indefinite ban of exports because of high domestic prices and shortages of cooking oil. (Nikkei)
War slashes Ukraine crops: Ukraine will harvest far smaller crops this year — 19.4 million tonnes of wheat and 18.6 million tonnes of corn compared to 33 million and 41.9 million tonnes in 2021. (International Grains Council)
Gilroy Garlic Festival canceled: A golf tournament and a country music concert will replace the traditional Gilroy Garlic Festival because of “lingering uncertainties” of the pandemic and “prohibitive insurance requirements,” said the association that ran the California festival for 42 years. (Gilroy Dispatch)
Traffic delays, low payoff: Texas state troopers found no drugs, weapons or other contraband but took 850 trucks off the road for repairs during the eight days that Gov. Greg Abbott, as part of a crackdown on immigrants, ordered inspections of every commercial truck entering the state from Mexico. (Texas Tribune)
Infrastructure gets $799 million: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $799 million in funding for climate-smart infrastructure projects in 40 states, Puerto Rico and the Northern Marianna Islands. (USDA)