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White House Releases Details of BBB Framework Accord, List of Pay-fors
White House Releases Details of BBB Framework Accord, List of Pay-fors

U.S. growth slowed sharply in third quarter, hampered by shortages and pandemic

Escalating Tensions Between U.S. and China
Escalating Tensions Between U.S. and China

Funding and spending issues remain in push for BIF, BBB end zone

Several Economic Reports Illustrate Supply-Chain Problems
Several Economic Reports Illustrate Supply-Chain Problems

Wasserman sees GOP winning control of House, Senate following 2022 elections

Upward USDA Adjustments in Food Price Forecasts Led by Meats
Upward USDA Adjustments in Food Price Forecasts Led by Meats

USDA economists indicate consolidation in meat industry ‘could’ be having an effect

House Dems Want to Vote Wed./Thurs. on BIF; Get Agreement on Build Back Better
House Dems Want to Vote Wed./Thurs. on BIF; Get Agreement on Build Back Better

Propane prices haven’t been so high in a decade | Wasserman on Signal to Noise

Dems Mull Billionaire-Tax Plan as Corporate Tax Boost Fades | Biden Wants Votes
Dems Mull Billionaire-Tax Plan as Corporate Tax Boost Fades | Biden Wants Votes

USDA’s food price update on Monday will be watched for further signs of inflation

Vilsack Seeks to Hire Thousands of Workers; FSA Nixes Worker Exemption Request
Vilsack Seeks to Hire Thousands of Workers; FSA Nixes Worker Exemption Request

Will Congress meet today’s framework agreement ‘deadline’?

BBB May Not Raise Corporate Tax Rate or Capital Gains Tax Rate
BBB May Not Raise Corporate Tax Rate or Capital Gains Tax Rate

Vilsack: seed sector next on the competition front

Biden Reveals Details of Expected BBB Package Totaling $1.75-$1.9 Trillion
Biden Reveals Details of Expected BBB Package Totaling $1.75-$1.9 Trillion

Vilsack expected to join workers on picket line

China Q3 GDP Weaker Than Expected
China Q3 GDP Weaker Than Expected

WSJ survey: High inflation will grip U.S. economy well into 2022 | Shipping snags continue

White House Getting Impatient as Democrats Slow Walk Lingering Issues
White House Getting Impatient as Democrats Slow Walk Lingering Issues

Sens. Sanders and Manchin renew testy exchanges | House Dems Caucus Wednesday

Strike! Deere is Just Latest to See Unions Begin Work Stoppages to Demand Better Terms
Strike! Deere is Just Latest to See Unions Begin Work Stoppages to Demand Better Terms

White House releases report on strategy treating climate change as a systemic risk

White House Again Attacks Meat Industry Consolidation as Reason for Higher Meat Prices
White House Again Attacks Meat Industry Consolidation as Reason for Higher Meat Prices

Strike at Deere | Grassley tweets White House on ethanol | Kerry downplays COP26

Biden to Discuss Global Supply Chain Issues, Easing Bottlenecks at L.A. Ports
Biden to Discuss Global Supply Chain Issues, Easing Bottlenecks at L.A. Ports

Some Dems warming to including debt limit language in coming budget reconciliation

Possible Energy Crisis is So Evident Even the Fed Should See It
Possible Energy Crisis is So Evident Even the Fed Should See It

Logistical constraints linger, expand | Tai confers with China counterpart

House to Vote Tuesday Evening on Senate-Passed $480 Bil. Hike to Debt Limit
House to Vote Tuesday Evening on Senate-Passed $480 Bil. Hike to Debt Limit

USDA WASDE report Tuesday to include some big S&D revisions

No Consensus on Cattle Market Reforms; USDA Mulls Action on Line Speed Issue in Hog Plants
No Consensus on Cattle Market Reforms; USDA Mulls Action on Line Speed Issue in Hog Plants

Manchin criticizes Schumer victory speech as details, timelines bog down key issues ahead

Democrats Accept Offer from McConnell to Raise Debt Limit Until December
Democrats Accept Offer from McConnell to Raise Debt Limit Until December

Putin offers to help ease European energy prices… with stipulations

What You Need to Know About Debt Limit Debate
What You Need to Know About Debt Limit Debate

Biden slashes social/climate change spending bill by more than $1 trillion

Vilsack and Grassley Should Read Report on U.S. Cattle Market Before Testifying Thursday
Vilsack and Grassley Should Read Report on U.S. Cattle Market Before Testifying Thursday

Debt limit debate a key political game of who blinks first | Cotton, energy prices surging

Biden Trade Policy w/China: Live Up to Phase 1 Commitments, Stop Unfair Trade Practices
Biden Trade Policy w/China: Live Up to Phase 1 Commitments, Stop Unfair Trade Practices

Biden approach: Counter China’s economic threats with trade barriers & other punitive measures

USTR Tai to Unveil China Trade Agenda
USTR Tai to Unveil China Trade Agenda

Evergrande’s shares suspended pending ‘major transaction’

Biden Links Traditional Infrastructure Bill with Social Policy & Climate Change Measure
Biden Links Traditional Infrastructure Bill with Social Policy & Climate Change Measure

USTR Tai to reveal U.S./China trade policy ideas in Monday speech

Don’t Count Pelosi Out Yet… But Details of Hoped-for Framework are Key
Don’t Count Pelosi Out Yet… But Details of Hoped-for Framework are Key

PCE index is highest rate of inflation since 1991 | Why China goofed re: Phase 1 accord

Vilsack Calls Climate Initiative a Commodity Program, Not Carbon Bank or Carbon Trading
Vilsack Calls Climate Initiative a Commodity Program, Not Carbon Bank or Carbon Trading

Both Senate and House expected to approve stopgap spending measure through Dec. 3

Comprehensive Investment Package Announced Today
Comprehensive Investment Package Announced Today

USDA taps the CCC for funding

Finally, ‘Clean’ CR is Coming Today
Finally, ‘Clean’ CR is Coming Today

Warren blasts Fed chairman | Debt ceiling timeline | White House talks to OPEC

Energy Prices Soaring as Brent Crude Trades Above $80/bbl; Natgas Surging in Europe
Energy Prices Soaring as Brent Crude Trades Above $80/bbl; Natgas Surging in Europe

U.S. natural gas futures trading above $6/mmbtu and about to take out 2014 peak

Speaker Pelosi: ‘I’m Never Bringing a Bill to the Floor that Doesn’t Have the Votes’
Speaker Pelosi: ‘I’m Never Bringing a Bill to the Floor that Doesn’t Have the Votes’

Tight schedule & intraparty squabbles present hurdles for Dems | Where’s RFS details?

Likely Outcomes of Lingering Budget, Debt Issues
Likely Outcomes of Lingering Budget, Debt Issues

Grassley to seek re-election | Amy Walter on Biden’s competence | Commerce Sec. on trade w/China

Biden Pushes Dems to Find Consensus on Budget Package; Framework Accord Sought
Biden Pushes Dems to Find Consensus on Budget Package; Framework Accord Sought

RFS twists and turns | Stabenow: Dems’ reconciliation spending will help write next farm bill

Biden Pushes Dems: Find Consensus on Budget Package; Framework Accord Sought
Biden Pushes Dems: Find Consensus on Budget Package; Framework Accord Sought

RFS twists and turns | Stabenow: Dems’ reconciliation spending will help write next farm bill

House Clears CR/Debt Suspension Bill but Faces Coming Defeat in Senate
House Clears CR/Debt Suspension Bill but Faces Coming Defeat in Senate

How a House Ag hearing on blueberries turned into a black eye for Democrats

Legislative Crisis: Dems Link Debt Limit to Funding Bill Amid GOP Senate Hurdle
Legislative Crisis: Dems Link Debt Limit to Funding Bill Amid GOP Senate Hurdle

OECD boosts global inflation forecasts | Congestion mounts at Calif. Ports | U.S./U.K. trade

Major U.S. Equities Sell Off on Rising China Concerns, Economic Anxieties
Major U.S. Equities Sell Off on Rising China Concerns, Economic Anxieties

Senate parliamentarian nixes Dems’ immigration proposal | CR | Debt limit | Recon delay

On Key Issues, House Dems Have to Put Up, But They Won’t Shut Up
On Key Issues, House Dems Have to Put Up, But They Won’t Shut Up

Another RFS rumor | CR | Debt limit | FOMC | Carbon markets | Food summit

Vilsack Chides ‘Market-Based’ Component in China Phase 1 Accord
Vilsack Chides ‘Market-Based’ Component in China Phase 1 Accord

Price surges, logistical constraints continue to impact markets and boost inflation

Biden Meets with Sens. Manchin, Sinema
Biden Meets with Sens. Manchin, Sinema

Yellen talks with McConnell re: debt ceiling

Is Energy Price Spike in Europe a Signal for U.S.?
Is Energy Price Spike in Europe a Signal for U.S.?

California governor easily fends off Republican-led recall vote | WaPo comments on Vilsack

Slightly Lower Than Expected Inflation Data
Slightly Lower Than Expected Inflation Data

Finally, a nominee for ag spot at USTR, but problems with ag trade position at USDA

Summary of $3.5 Trillion ‘Social’ Infrastructure Package
Summary of $3.5 Trillion ‘Social’ Infrastructure Package

House Ways and Means Committee summary

Lowering Estate Tax Exemption Level Will Have Impact on Ag Sector
Lowering Estate Tax Exemption Level Will Have Impact on Ag Sector

Fuel prices surge in Europe | Big sorghum acreage boost | Debt limit pressure

Four-Page Document Includes Details of $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Package
Four-Page Document Includes Details of $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Package

Top corporate tax rate rises to 26.5% from 21% | Cuts some estate-tax discounts, no effect on family farms and businesses

Nine-Hour House Ag Panel Budget Reconciliation Markup Continues Monday
Nine-Hour House Ag Panel Budget Reconciliation Markup Continues Monday

Focus Tuesday on House Ways and Means’ tax policy instructions

Focus on USDA’s Supply and Demand Reports Today
Focus on USDA’s Supply and Demand Reports Today

China buys more U.S. soybeans | Huge impacts of proposed tax changes on ag sector

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Some House Ag Panel Reconciliation Spending Revealed

Current info is sans conservation spending

Tyson Takes on USDA, NEC Over Charges of Meat Industry Concentration Impacts
Tyson Takes on USDA, NEC Over Charges of Meat Industry Concentration Impacts

Vilsack writes WSJ op-ed on stepped-up basis | Klobuchar discloses breast cancer diagnosis