Congress has a busy December ahead of it, including keeping the government open and increasing the Treasury Department’s borrowing authority. As it stands, Congress is scheduled to go into recess a week from Friday, but that is not likely to happen, and instead could be in session right up to 24 December, i.e., Christmas Eve.
The current Continuing Resolution expires on Friday of this week; it will have to be extended or Congress will have to pass a funding bill that extends through the end of the fiscal year on 30 September 2022. The latter is unlikely as the two parties have not been able to agree to a yearlong appropriations bill. The federal government is currently functioning at levels agreed to during the Trump administration...
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...
