As farm and commodity groups seek additional financial assistance for the remainder of this year and start to focus on the upcoming farm bill next year, budgetary pressures that may limit ag program spending are mounting.
As farm and commodity groups seek additional financial assistance for the remainder of this year and start to focus on the upcoming farm bill next year, budgetary pressures that may limit ag program spending are mounting. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest budget and economic outlook, showing that the budget deficit in FY 2016 (ending 30 September) will not only increase, but it will rise in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time since 2009. Based on a slower rate of revenue c...
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...
