USDA rule on nutritional standards in school meals; first-ever limits on added sugars in school meals
April jobs report showed robust growth
China competition bill heads to conference after Senate votes
FOMC | Biden policy re: China | CRP enrollment | E15 report | Record diesel prices
Roe vs. Wade | FOMC meeting begins | Countries facing wheat crisis | Food banks
China met with domestic and foreign banks on plan if Beijing hit with Russia-style sanctions
USTR Tai, Treasury Secretary Yellen among speakers this week in Washington
Railroad gridlock bogging down the U.S. farm sector
Proposes to increase wheat loan 63% to $5.52 bu.; oilseeds by 40%; rice and pulse 21%
Meat packer CEOs, put under oath, say no pact to drive up profits or limit meat supply.
Details of first day of Surface Transportation Board hearings | NCBA statement on cattle bill
Ranking member reveals he had ‘spirited conversations’ with USDA
USDA 2022 food price inflation forecasts already at 14-year high… more hikes likely ahead
Barometer of congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach worsened in March
Vilsack, Regan, other Cabinet members before House Appropriations members
Latest analysis still shows huge burden on Southern Plains
Treasury Secretary Yellen discusses logistics and need for food, fertilizer aid for some nations
Working group of ag economists assess Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022
U.N. group urges $25 billion fund to help poor nations deal with surge in food prices
Nominee close for still-vacant role of USDA Undersecretary for Trade & Foreign Ag Affairs
Natural gas unnaturally high and rising | World Bank: ‘Exceptional uncertainty’ | IMF forecasts
Mortgage payments as percentage of income in U.S. highest since 2008
Russia warns U.S. to stop sending weapons to Ukraine or risk ‘unpredictable consequences’
Financial officials next week to discuss food shortages and price increases brought on by war
Pork producers give reasons why they are not expanding operations
White House blaming Putin for inflation it believes will be ‘extraordinarily elevated’
Some lawmakers push special counsel at USDA re: meat industry competition | Biden to Iowa
New U.S. gun regulations coming | Vilsack tested Covid-positive
EPA again upsets biofuel proponents as they give 31 refiners end-around RINs
USDA grants big money to UNL for a study of meatpacking industry since Covid
FOMC minutes | Big fertilizer, seed, labor woes in China | FJ surveys chemical retailers
World's largest container port hit by Covid surge in Shanghai
In letter to NGFA, Vilsack indicates less CRP re-enrollments in the latest general signup
Reports include WASDE, Brazil and China ests., FAO food prices, FOMC minutes
White House asks Cabinet for ideas | Pelosi led meetings on gas prices this week
USDA finally releases disaster aid details for livestock producers | Jobs report | Trade policy
OPEC Sticks to Production Plan Despite Elevated Oil Prices | Biden to Again Tap SPR
World Bank president: In times of food shortages, reduce subsidies for ethanol
Perspective on Biden’s FY 2023 budget wish list | SCOTUS takes on Prop 12
Will Supreme Court finally accept petition to review Prop 12 ruling?
Key USDA reports this week: Hogs & Pigs report, Prospective Plantings, Grain Stocks
Biden: ‘With regards to food shortages, it's going to be real’
U.S. and EU close to deal aimed at slashing Europe’s dependence on Russian energy
Biden heads to Europe, may offer U.S. wheat donation to Ukraine
WSJ: Ag giants like Cargill have refused to cut ties with Russia, citing humanitarian concerns
Major media now focusing on potential for still higher food prices, surging fertilizer costs
Fed speakers galore this week, including chairman Powell | SCOTUS hearings
Biden, Xi talk | Ukraine deputy ag minister details planting woes | Canadian shippers facing disruptions
Vilsack comments on fertilizer, biofuels while House Ag panel members spar again
Russia and Ukraine: Signs of progress on discussions to stop the war
Continued signs of U.S. inflation as Tesla again raises prices
