The overall spending for discretionary programs and mandatory nutrition programs totaled $143.9 billion, which is $3.2 billion less than the president's budget request and $3.8 billion under the FY 2015 appropriation.
The agriculture subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations passed the FY 2016 ag appropriations bill yesterday. The overall spending for discretionary programs and mandatory nutrition programs totaled $143.9 billion, which is $3.2 billion less than the president's budget request and $3.8 billion under the FY 2015 appropriation. The discretionary funding portion of the bill is $20.65 billion. That is $1.1 billion less than the president's budget request and$175 million lower (1 percent) than the FY 2015 enacted le...
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...
