USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins was questioned by several House Ag Committee members about USDA’s cuts, including the impact of the 6,000 DOGE firings at the agency, that were later reinstated by the court.

The Office of Management and Budget is currently holding stakeholder meetings on the mandated biofuels blending levels. However, EPA is also considering the backlog of Small Refinery Exemptions.

Craig Turner with StoneX says the markets were initially charged by news the U.S. and China had reached a trade framework. However, the deal was lacking in detail just like so many of the trade deals touted by the administration.

Kent Beadle with Paradigm Futures says the grain market is getting some support from news a framework has been worked out between the U.S. and China to at least call a truce on tariffs and remove restrictions on rare earth mineral imports.

Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says the corn market saw a technical bounce and even some bull spreading on Tuesday, but most of it was tied to short covering. While cattle reacted to ICE raids at Omaha, NE meat plants.

Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, says old crop corn made another new low for the move overnight with national crop ratings improving by 3% to 71% good to excellent. The corn complex continues to face headwinds from weather, with no major threats on the horizon.

Chuck Shelby with Risk Management Commodities says Monday’s action in the grain markets was disappointing as the funds came back into sell in the grain complex.

Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says cash cattle trade shattered previous records last week and the futures are continuing to make new all-time highs on Monday in both live and feeder cattle futures.

Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the gains were impressive considering the ongoing uncertainty regarding weather, trade and the geopolitical environment.

Garrett Toay with AgTraderTalk says grains also saw mostly higher weekly closes mostly as a result of technical buying.