According to the majority leader's calendar, the House will start votes Tuesday evening in order to dispose of a number of items before moving to the nutrition title of the farm bill on Wednesday or Thursday. However, one of the bills in line for a vote on Tuesday, under a suspension of the rules, will be a proposal by Representative Michael Conaway (R-Texas) that is intended to mandate a cost-benefit analysis of any and all new regulations by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Under the proposal, the Commodities Exchange Act is revised to compel the CFTC to consider the costs and benefits of any action it takes, including prior to promulgating a regulation or issuing an order. The cost-benefit analysis is to be performed in...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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