The new members of the Republican majority of the House Agriculture Committee have been named; the Democrat members have not yet been assigned. The Republican side will increase from 23 members to 27 under the new majority. The new members are listed below. Note: those with * are new members to the committee, but the Congressional District was previously represented on the panel; there are 431 Congressional Districts (out of 435) with some farm income, this data is from the NASS 2107 Ag Census (the current census would have been 2021 but was delayed until 2022 and the data is now being collected).
Three Republican committee members in the 117th Congress not returning to Congress (due to defeat) are Mayra Flores (TX 34), Vicki Hart...
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...
