The Senate Banking Committee’s subcommittee on Economic Policy will be holding a hearing tomorrow entitled "Protecting Consumers’ Pocketbooks: Lowering Food Prices and Combatting Corporate Price Gouging and Consolidation.” This is the second hearing on this topic convened by the Committee; on 2 May, the hearing was Higher Prices: How Shrinkflation and Technology Can Impact Consumers’ Finances.” The panel’s Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Shrinkflation Prevention Act in February. Recall, this was a major theme of President Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) speech when he called for Congress to pass that piece of legislation, which would:
Issue regulations to establish shrinkflation a...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
