As expected, the final conference report of the new farm bill was filed last night. It contains several new commodity programs of interest.As expected, the final conference report of the new farm bill was filed last night. Following is a summary of issues of interest to clients about the new commodity programs. The bill repeals direct payments, counter cyclical (CC) payments and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program. It establishes the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) program as a revenue option like ACRE (from the Senate bill) and the Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) as a counter cyclical program like the CC payments (from the House bill). As we previewed yesterday, producers will be required to make a one-time election of eith...
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...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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