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House Republicans Reach Deal on Short-Term Funding but Senate Will Likely Reject
House Republicans Reach Deal on Short-Term Funding but Senate Will Likely Reject

CR | Appropriations bills | Farm bill | UAW strike | FOMC decision | Ukraine

Senate Ag Panel Discord Over Reference Prices Now Public
Senate Ag Panel Discord Over Reference Prices Now Public

Union workers strike America's Big Three automakers | Gas, diesel prices continue surge

U.S. Producer Prices Surge in August 2023, Led by Energy Costs
U.S. Producer Prices Surge in August 2023, Led by Energy Costs

ECB raises rates to all-time high | Diesel prices and availability concerns | UAW talks

Focus Today on CPI Report
Focus Today on CPI Report

Oil rally continues | House impeachment inquiry | Kim & Putin begin talks | Vilsack on ethanol

USDA Crop Production Estimates, WASDE Released Today
USDA Crop Production Estimates, WASDE Released Today

Google vs Justice Dept.: Biggest antitrust trial of modern digital era lands in court today

WSJ: Shift in Fed Officials' Rate Stance as Inflation Concerns Ease
WSJ: Shift in Fed Officials' Rate Stance as Inflation Concerns Ease

CCC in focus | UAW deadline Thursday | Yellen on U.S. economy | Sorghum outlook

Key Issues for Congress: FY 2024 Approps | CR | Supplemental Spending | Farm Bill
Key Issues for Congress: FY 2024 Approps | CR | Supplemental Spending | Farm Bill

G20 leaders announce joint infrastructure agreement linking India with Middle East & Europe

Strong Soybean, Corn Sales to Open 2023-24
Strong Soybean, Corn Sales to Open 2023-24

Oil prices & inflation | China’s ag import strategy | STB proposes rule | Crop insurance

China Suspends Urea Exports Amid Surging Domestic Prices
China Suspends Urea Exports Amid Surging Domestic Prices

Farm bill and CCC Charter Act | S.D. regulators deny Navigator's CO2 pipeline application

Report: World Experienced Hottest Summer on Record
Report: World Experienced Hottest Summer on Record

Diesel prices rising faster than regular gas as crude oil markets signal more increases coming

Economists Continue to Roll Back Odds of U.S. Recession
Economists Continue to Roll Back Odds of U.S. Recession

Global trade finance gap reached unprecedented $2.5 trillion last year

Putin: No New Grain Deal Until West Fulfills Commitments to Facilitate Russian Ag Exports
Putin: No New Grain Deal Until West Fulfills Commitments to Facilitate Russian Ag Exports

Russia continues to explore free grain plan and other ideas

Putin to Erdogan: Open to Discussion on Grain Deal
Putin to Erdogan: Open to Discussion on Grain Deal

Oil continues to rally | China helping Russia | CR plan | Ukraine shakeup | Trade policy

Senate Returns This Week, House Next Week: Lengthy Agenda Including Farm Bill
Senate Returns This Week, House Next Week: Lengthy Agenda Including Farm Bill

Appropriations bills | Continuing resolution | Disaster aid | Air traffic control | G20 confab

Payrolls Rose 187,000 in August, Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8%
Payrolls Rose 187,000 in August, Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8%

How USDA may provide 2022 disaster aid

Fed’s Preferred Price Gauge Ticked Higher as Inflation Fight Gets Tougher
Fed’s Preferred Price Gauge Ticked Higher as Inflation Fight Gets Tougher

Brazil bests U.S. on corn exports | Idalia impacts on crops | Is Fed overdoing it on rate hikes?

EPA Gets Criticism on WOTUS Rule
EPA Gets Criticism on WOTUS Rule

Impacts of Hurricane Idalia mounting | Corn ethanol proponents want some answers

Hurricane Idalia Gains Category 1 Status, Heading Towards Florida's Gulf Coast
Hurricane Idalia Gains Category 1 Status, Heading Towards Florida's Gulf Coast

U.S./China talks to improve relations | Trump’s trade proposal analyzed | Gas prices rise

China Announces More Measures to Woo Investors, But Gets Muted Response
China Announces More Measures to Woo Investors, But Gets Muted Response

Ukrainian farmers fret | Gaimondo in China | Biden vs Trump trade policy

U.S., China Economic Reports This Week Will be Closely Followed
U.S., China Economic Reports This Week Will be Closely Followed

Raimondo in China | Russia confirms Prigozhin killed | More restrictions on India rice shipments

Traders Reassess Interest Rates Ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s Comments Today
Traders Reassess Interest Rates Ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s Comments Today

Trump uses mug shot to campaign | Boozman interview re: farm bill | Putin comments

Interview with Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Interview with Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.)

Farm bill: Timing | Funding | Issues | Floor strategy | Safety net | Research | Trade

Without Trump, Other GOP Presidential Candidates Discuss Key Policy Issues
Without Trump, Other GOP Presidential Candidates Discuss Key Policy Issues

Jackson Hole | Russian assassination? | Key FDA announcement | BRICS expands

Russian Drones Hit Ukrainian Grain Infrastructure Near Danube River
Russian Drones Hit Ukrainian Grain Infrastructure Near Danube River

Strategy for House farm bill debate | Mortgage costs rise | Nvidia | BRICS | India & sugar

Financial Times: Ukraine Nears Deal to Insure Grain Ships
Financial Times: Ukraine Nears Deal to Insure Grain Ships

China’s banks made modest tweaks to their lending rates

Debate Continues on Key Farm Bill Topics: Reference Prices and Acreage Bases
Debate Continues on Key Farm Bill Topics: Reference Prices and Acreage Bases

China contagion risk? | Mortgage rates at 21-year high | Rising bond yields have investors on edge

Yield on 10-year Treasury at Highest Level Since 2008
Yield on 10-year Treasury at Highest Level Since 2008

Biden admin. set to escalate claim Mexico corn trade policy violates USMCA

China Gloom Accelerates as Lending Sector Issues Mount
China Gloom Accelerates as Lending Sector Issues Mount

Fertilizer prices continue falling | Russian drone strikes damaged grain silos and warehouses at Ukrainian river port

China and Russia Central Banks Act on Dismal Economic, Current Developments
China and Russia Central Banks Act on Dismal Economic, Current Developments

U.S. retail sales rise more than expected | China stops issuing youth unemployment info

China's Economic Challenges Having Widespread Impacts
China's Economic Challenges Having Widespread Impacts

Black Sea incidents accelerate | Biden wants credit for IRA | SAF | Warning to shippers

Congress Continues on Summer Recess but Work Continues on Farm Bill Draft
Congress Continues on Summer Recess but Work Continues on Farm Bill Draft

Situation in Black Sea escalates due to Russia actions

Biden Blasts China’s Economic Problems as Comments Worsen Already Strained Ties
Biden Blasts China’s Economic Problems as Comments Worsen Already Strained Ties

Hot PPI report | USDA reports | Hurricane season | Maui wildfires | U.S./Mexico GMO corn

U.S. Inflation Rises First time in 12 Months, but Underlying Measures Mild
U.S. Inflation Rises First time in 12 Months, but Underlying Measures Mild

Hawaii on fire | A ‘creative’ farm bill | Food prices on the rise | ‘Humanitarian corridor’ in Black Sea

Most Substantial Monthly U.S. Ag Trade Deficit on Record
Most Substantial Monthly U.S. Ag Trade Deficit on Record

Deflation comes to China | Russian ports stuffed with wheat | Mass. Question 3 agreement

Trouble in China: July Exports Fell by Most Since February 2020, While Imports Also Slid
Trouble in China: July Exports Fell by Most Since February 2020, While Imports Also Slid

Moody's cut credit ratings on multiple small and mid-sized banks | Farm bill update

Weekend Rains Douse Some Grain Prices, but Wheat Rallies on Expanding Ukraine/Russia War
Weekend Rains Douse Some Grain Prices, but Wheat Rallies on Expanding Ukraine/Russia War

Warning on AI | Corteva | Tyson Foods | Oil prices rally | Flooding in China’s grain basket

Mandatory Base Acre Update Still Being Pushed by S.D. Lawmakers, Others
Mandatory Base Acre Update Still Being Pushed by S.D. Lawmakers, Others

USDA reports Friday | Inflation reports from U.S., China | Ukraine hits Russian oil tanker

U.S. Economy Added 187,000 Jobs in July, Less than Expected; Relief Rally for Equities
U.S. Economy Added 187,000 Jobs in July, Less than Expected; Relief Rally for Equities

Oil production cuts, prices rise | Ukraine attacks Russian port | Baseless reason for base update

House Ag Chair on Farm Bill: Crop insurance, Export Promotion, Reference Prices, Prop 12
House Ag Chair on Farm Bill: Crop insurance, Export Promotion, Reference Prices, Prop 12

What about e-RINS? Ukraine considers insuring ships going through ‘grain corridor’

Traders Surprised by Fitch's Downgrade of U.S. Debt; White House Blasts Decision
Traders Surprised by Fitch's Downgrade of U.S. Debt; White House Blasts Decision

Putin mulls return to Black Sea grain pact | Farm bill update | SPR | Helping Taiwan

U.S. Rice Industry: India Playing Games with World Rice Supply
U.S. Rice Industry: India Playing Games with World Rice Supply

House Ag Chair Thompson sticks with upbeat farm bill Ag panel, House vote timeline

China’s Deflation Fears Are Rising; Gov’t Seeks to Boost Consumption
China’s Deflation Fears Are Rising; Gov’t Seeks to Boost Consumption

NPPC details cost of complying with Calif. Prop 12 requirements

Congress Out Until September but Staff Work Continues on Appropriations & Farm Bill
Congress Out Until September but Staff Work Continues on Appropriations & Farm Bill

Jobs report Friday | Russia/Ukraine peace talks | Podcast series on history of farm policy

Fed's Key Inflation Rate Fell More Than Expected in June
Fed's Key Inflation Rate Fell More Than Expected in June

Congress leaves with key funding & farm bill matters in limbo: See you in mid-September

Triumph Foods Sues Massachusetts Over Question 3 Compliance
Triumph Foods Sues Massachusetts Over Question 3 Compliance

Pork processor and others dispute legality of a Massachusetts law about sow housing regs

Putin Nixes Return to Black Sea Grain Deal; Offers Grain Donations with Free Shipping
Putin Nixes Return to Black Sea Grain Deal; Offers Grain Donations with Free Shipping

Farm bill surprise initiatives | Powell: Fed is no longer forecasting U.S. recession

Awaiting Federal Reserve's Decision on Interest Rates and Strategy Ahead
Awaiting Federal Reserve's Decision on Interest Rates and Strategy Ahead

Summers calls Biden economic doctrine ‘increasingly dangerous’

Russia Attacks Ukrainian Grain Terminal on Border with Romania
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Grain Terminal on Border with Romania

Industry coalition weighs in on forthcoming final WOTUS rule | IMF updated forecasts

Russia Seen Moving to Eliminate Ukraine’s Ability to Move Grain by Water
Russia Seen Moving to Eliminate Ukraine’s Ability to Move Grain by Water

Senate to vote Tuesday on amendment prohibiting certain countries from buying U.S. farmland