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Senate Ag Committee’s 10-11 farm bill vote stalls the legislation, but a bipartisan 17-6 vote on mandatory country-of-original labeling keeps mandatory beef labeling alive for a potential September revote.
Farm bill fails to make it out of Senate Ag Committee
August 6, 2026
Tighter global stocks, new trade deals, and a higher MAL base rate alter the downside risk setup as the new marketing year opens.
As input costs remain elevated, fall lease deadlines are putting renewed focus on cash rents and farmland values.
Acres effected are up nearly 40% over the past month
Corn, soybeans and wheat each traded in tight ranges overnight, straying little from unchanged.
Soybean bulls hoping for big weekly USDA bean export sales number
Aug. 5, 2026
U.S. Farm Real Estate Value Rises 3.4%
A year after StoneX’s survey shocked the market, two StoneX economists sit down for an exclusive interview, saying this year’s numbers tell a very different story about what will drive prices.
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