The Senate Agriculture Committee has had some unusual turnover this year, and more is coming. Following is a timeline of the changes. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) was appointed to the panel and then left when confirmed as attorney general. He was replaced on the committee by his successor in the Senate, Luther Strange. Senator Strange later lost a primary to the controversial Roy Moore, who then lost the election to Democrat Doug Jones. The open Republican seat on the panel due to the Sessions/Strange departure went to Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer. Notably, her junior colleague, Senator Ben Sasse, left the committee at the end of the last Congress (making room for Sessions) to join the Armed Services and Judiciary Committees. As a res...
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...
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