Policy Update
U.S. GDP downgraded for Q1 2024 | Bird flu: potential actions on milk testing | SAF credit no show for ethanol? | Even bigger U.S. ag trade gap forecast
More layoffs at John Deere | Wheat market rally | Farm bill food policy issues | Spike in shipping rates and delays
CBO analyst takes on GT Thompson and staff on CBO scoring, but facts dispute CBO reasoning
Iran president missing | Israel in crisis | Fed’s Powell positive for Covid-19 | Food prices | Anti-dumping duties on 2,4-D imports from China, India
House bill favors production ag; Senate bill puts lid on food stamp/TFP, conservation and CCC program changes
Text and other provisions released for proposed House farm bill
Reference prices | Crop insurance | Payment limits | Base acres | Trade promotion | CCC
Big increases for Democratic priorities of conservation and nutrition
Sluggish sales of U.S. ag goods to China persist | Xi, Putin scold U.S. | Deere | Walmart | Biden asserts executive privilege over Hur audio files
Copper surge | IEA cuts 2024 global oil demand growth | Presidential debates | New farm bill
New farm bill | Panama Canal | Potential Canada port & rail strike | FERC’s new transmission rules