As WPI reported on 13 May, both the House and Senate agriculture committees released broad outlines of their respective farm bill drafts. The House Committee then tabled a full draft and passed a farm bill, the provisions of which were reported here. In the Senate, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) has expressed her concerns that the House legislation includes too big of an increase in commodity payments, is too skewed toward large farmers, is skewed toward the south (cotton and soybeans), and does not have enough in crop insurance. She also stated, the day that the House Committee was marking up the farm bill, that action in the Senate can start when the Republican Senate minority release their priorities, “I need...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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