The new House Democratic majority is in the process of making committee assignments, and the new chairmen are outlining their panels’ agendas. However, it appears that there is more up in the air than settled with the House Agriculture Committee (HAC). Meanwhile, what is known so far are Chairman Collin Peterson’s (D-Minnesota) following plans for the subcommittees:
The Conservation and Forestry subcommittee will add energy to its jurisdiction. The Commodity Exchange, Energy and Credit subcommittee will lose energy policy jurisdiction but gain rural development. The Nutrition subcommittee will effectively become the old Department of Operations and Nutrition (DONUT) subcommittee again, which it had been prior to 2015.
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What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
