Both houses of Congress were back in session last week; the House is scheduled to be in until 30 September and the Senate until 26 September. Congress will then break for October, leading up to the November elections. That means there are less than six days of votes left before the recess. Note, Congress will recess – but not adjourn – at the end of the month, implying there will be a lame duck session after the elections. If party control of either house changes, that could affect what would be brought up for consideration. Both houses are tentatively scheduled to come back around 15 November. One thing that will be dealt with during the lame duck session is federal spending; the end of the fiscal year is 30 September, and the...
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...
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