U.S. Policy Battle The two major parties are past the battle over President Biden’s age and should move on to the policy differences. Democrats will try to take their own problem of Biden’s age and apply it to Trump but it is likely to have less salience. Instead, the election will get down to a lot of name calling, and warnings that the other side poses some kind of imminent danger to the country. For many in industry, there is uncertainty. Trump will be better on taxes and regulation, but Kamala Harris will be better on stability, which is also important to business. Both the left and right are using business as a pinata as they fight for support from the working class. Trade policy will continue to be a wreck no matte...
USDA released its monthly World Supply and Demand Estimates on Friday, forecasting tighter beef supplies and growing pork and broiler supplies. Beef production was lowered due to a slower fed cattle harvest, which was offset somewhat by cow slaughter. Fed cattle slaughter was forecast to...
Developer's Note: Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where obs...
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