There has been a great deal of news coverage as well as tweeting about the debt limit and what is at stake before the end of September when the situation will become what the Treasury Department refers to as “critical.”The debt limit for the United States has been in the news as well as the frequent topic of President Trump’s tweets lately. The process of raising that limit is going to be politically messy just as it has been since at least 2011, and there could be impacts on the financial markets. It is probably for that reason that the president has “gotten out ahead of the issue” (as is said in the parlance of public relations and politics) by laying blame on the House speaker and Senate majority leader for not dealing with the issue ear...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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