The debate over work requirements for SNAP recipients has been a hot topic since the 2014 farm bill and has percolated up in the recent debt and budget limit deal between House Republicans and the White House. Moreover, the topic is the subject of some amendments to the ag appropriations bill that prevented that measure from making it to the House floor last week. Now, a bill introduced by Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) would impose a work requirement of sorts for Title I crop program payments. Grassley in particular has been a long time proponent of limiting program payments to farms. Their bill would create what the sponsors call a “hard cap” on program payments, limited to $125,000 per person,...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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