The House passed the scaled back version of the President’s Build Back Better reconciliation bill; the original package was $3.5 trillion, what got through the House on a 220-213 mostly party-line vote was $1.75 trillion. One Democrat, Representative Jared Golding of Maine, was the only member to cross party lines; he voted against it. The House vote was delayed waiting on a budget score from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), requested by a group of moderate Democrats as we noted on 8 November). The bill has $81.564 billion in ag spending over the next five years; and $81.746 over the next 10 years.
Like the ag programs, most of the spending is front loaded. Over 10 years CBO forecast the bill would increase the deficit...
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...
