News Updates IMF AND EGYPT: CHAPTER 14 The IMF saga in Egypt continues. A loan advance seems to be impossible with the current situation in the North African country; however, both the IMF and the Egyptian government have said that discussions are progressing and do not see any delays beyond what would be normal for such a complicated loan agreement. Both parties are hoping that an agreement can be finalized sometime in June, as long as the new political parties in Egypt are in full agreement with the details.It is tough to imagine that all these new Egyptian Parliament members are going to rubberstamp any loan agreement. One would think that they will make it very difficult just to show that they may be new but they are in charge. EGYPT...
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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