Farm Bill: What Didn't Happen to Livestock The Senate completed action on the farm bill today. The biggest news for the livestock sector is what didn't get considered. The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) sponsored egg layer animal welfare proposal introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), which was co-sponsored by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) did not make the list of 73 amendments that were considered by the Senate. That list was pared down from approximately 250 amendments that were filed. Keeping that amendment out of floor consideration was a victory for livestock groups except the United Egg Producers, which cut the deal with HSUS and vowed to work for its passage. Other major li...
Key Takeaways: President Trump announced $8 billion in additional agricultural assistance through the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, as USDA projects farm fuel and oil expenses will increase 28.8 percent in 2026. The package follows $12 billion in earlier relief, while government farm payments w...
Key Takeaways: A student group from the University of Chicago is protesting to bring back onion futures trading. Trading in onion futures was banned in 1958 following a spectacular bout of market manipulation that resulted in a corner of the physical market. The ban on onion futures led t...
Beef packer margins deteriorated to $141/head last week, down $55 from the prior week as fed cattle prices strengthened while the Choice cutout remained nearly unchanged. The cutout held near $373/cwt while fed cattle prices climbed $4/cwt to $224/cwt, narrowing processor profits. Despite the d...
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