Spinning Trade Mitigation Funds USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue originally said he would decide on a trade war bailout package around Labor Day (3 September), but it was announced today (see Trade Mitigation Funds). The announcement was likely moved up due to rising political opposition to the war and to smooth a planned visit by President Trump to Iowa this Thursday. The fact that agriculture is singled out for compensation and not other industries reflects in part both the targeting of the sector for retaliation by trading partners and the political significance of rural America to this president. The additional spending is not expected to breach U.S. subsidy limits under the WTO, although such a challenge would add to the rhetorical arsenal...
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...
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