There’s been much attention this year on the slow pace of Secretary Sonny Perdue’s confirmation and the filling of subcabinet positions at USDA. Earlier this month, Steve Censky and Ted McKinney were confirmed as deputy secretary and the newly-created undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, respectively. The following positions remain open:
The very last nominee confirmed in President Obama’s first term was the undersecretary for marketing and agricultural programs on 8 October; most were confirmed in spring 2009. President Trump pledged to “drain the swamp” once elected and, at one point, banned lobbyists from serving in his administration. He’s held firm at USDA, bringing in a com...
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...
