Crop insurance is under fire after making up for the losses of a few years ago - just in time for a record hurricane season to hit.As last reported (see Ag Perspectives, 8 September), a continuing resolution was passed by both chambers of Congress that will fund the U.S. federal government and suspend the limit on federal borrowing until 8 December. In the meantime, a long-term solution to the debt ceiling and all the appropriations bills must be developed and passed. Current plans are for the House of Representatives to consider an omnibus spending bill that would fund the government for 2018.Crop insurance spending, however, is a target during the upcoming budget and appropriations bills negotiation. In the House, Representative Earl Blum...
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...
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