As we reported last Thursday, the Senate passed a continuing resolution – i.e., a temporary funding bill to keep the government from shutting down at midnight that day. The vote was 65-35. In the House of Representatives, the vote was 254-175. This measure keeps the government open, and specifically, keeps various market sensitive AMS reports published, as well as extends the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) for which the statutory authorization expired on 30 September. That was the major hurdle to overcome – but there is more to consider.   Recall that after the 2013 government shut down, some services were deemed essential, so when the 2018 funding lapse came, certain USDA functions were explicitly exempted from...

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