The dairy provision in the new farm bill appears to be getting worked out, but now cotton is rearing its ugly head. New Farm Bill Trouble The dairy provision appears to be getting worked out, but "white" commodities (sugar, dairy, rice and milk) are all known to be the most problematic in U.S. farm policy, and now cotton is rearing its ugly head. The deal between American and Brazilian growers fell apart when the latter found out that the U.S. government would not continue to make direct payments to them. Now Brazil is back to imposing retaliation against the intellectual property rights of some major U.S. companies, and that could make passage of the farm bill even more difficult. Biotech Trouble The European Parliament passed a resolu...
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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