The White House released the President’s Budget today; it is a $6 trillion dollar package that picks up where the COVID pandemic relief spending left off. For context, the pre-pandemic budget proposal for FY2021 was $4.9 billion. That got blown up by COVID relief spending. Below are three charts to show the scope. First, total federal outlays to date and proposed under the federal budget.
Second, revenue to the Federal government by source by percent. In 2010, taxes (personal, corporate, and excise) were about 54 percent of federal revenue, in 2021 they were about 57 percent, and by 2026 they are projected to be 64 percent. The balance is Social Security receipts, federal trust income, and interest income.
And third, USDA...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
