The House Republican leadership indicated that Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) could be brought to the floor for consideration in June, but there was not an explicit guarantee. This reflects several challenges that make the process a game of chess.
The House Republican leadership indicated that Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) could be brought to the floor for consideration in June, but there was not an explicit guarantee. This reflects the challenges of not just obtaining enough votes on TPA but also of moving more controversial provisions off or on the agenda with Trade Adjustment Assistance, Customs reauthorization and the miscellaneous tariff bill. In other words, it is a game of chess to ensure that the TPA bill is as clean as possib...
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...
