G7 leaders meeting in Germany this week boldly pledged to end hunger for 500 million people by 2030. Given the fact that the number of malnourished has been consistently declining since 2001, it is an easier target to impose on future leaders. Mind of a Trade Agenda Opponent Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) is a passionate opponent of President Obama's trade agenda – even if she gets several of her facts wrong. The Wall Street Journal took her to task today for some of her misrepresentations, but a few more of the many deserve mentioning:
She says she is not opposed to trade and voted for the WTO in 2003. Then she blames the recent loss in the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) case on a "free trade agreement." In fact, the ch...
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...
