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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Waiting on Trump’s USDA selection | Yellen to speak | USDA reports
By Pierre Munyura: Kigali, Rwanda Americans like to know the stories behind their coffee. This is one of the surprising facts I’ve learned on my visits to the United States, from my coffee farm in south
Here we go again! Interest rates, interest rates, interest rates. The biggest source of speculation at a Fed meeting - whether or not the board will decide to raise interest rates, which it has done only once since 2006
Congress adjourns | Stopgap spending, WRDA bills cleared | FOMC | Trump Cabinet
Mixed views on whether tax would materialize or if U.S. companies/states might pursue climate goals even if US pulls out of deal
Some sources starting to shift prior outlook; others say issue tied to tax reform
Stopgap spending bill | WRDA | Cabinet members | USDA reports
Nonfarm payrolls up 178,000 while unemployment falls to 4.6%
By Richard Fordyce: Bethany, Missouri Earlier this year, Missouri-based Martin Rice Company sent a 20-ton container of rice to Cuba—the first shipment of rice from the United States to Cuba in eight years.
Trump to select more key officials | Congress returns | Employment report
Government shutdown averted; Water resources bill gets final approval
By Aman Mann: Haryana, India When Vandana Shiva spoke to students at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on November 16, she used one of her favorite lines: “Seeds must be in the hands of farmers.”
By Sudhindra Kulkarni: Malli Village, Karnataka State, India The cultivation of genetically modified mustard remains just out of reach for India. Our government has indicated that although it wants to push ahead
By Terry Wanzek: Jamestown, North Dakota I don’t tell reporters at the New York Times how to write their articles. Maybe they should consider not telling me how to run my farm. That was my first thought
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The Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group has authored a report on the possible implications for the food and agriculture sectors of the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as the 45th Pr
Trump to name some top personnel | Congress returns | Yellen testifies
Election time | Another FBI announcement | Senate races close | Fed watch
Initial Fiscal 2017 outlook is for higher US agricultural exports and imports
Gradual adjustments to policy seen | US economy has picked up from modest pace in 1H 2016 | Two dissenting votes
Area in CRP as Fiscal 2017 starts is ‘close’ to 24-million-acre limit
By Andrew Weidemann: Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia If you’ve ever enjoyed an Australian beer such as Crown Lager or Fosters, there’s a chance you’ve tasted something I’ve grown on my farm
Strongest performance for U.S. economy since third quarter 2014 could help Clinton
Extensions still likely, time frame uncertain