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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Grocery store prices now seen down from 2015; overall price rise now just 1%
Election focus turns to Senate, House | Fed speakers galore | Food prices
By Bill Horan: Rockwell City, IA The Department of Agriculture has announced that it will spend $20 million to buy cheese from dairy farmers. The purpose of the purchase, according to an August 23 press release,
Last presidential debate | Control of Senate and House | Fed speakers
Prevent-plant acres increase slightly, but remain well under 2015
Level for 2016 crops so far are well below indemnities for 2015 crops
Elections heat up | USDA reports | Light economic report week | Fed officials
Job creation below expectations, but unemployment rose U.S. September Nonfarm Payrolls: 156,000 Expectation: 168,000 What drove the increase:
Presidential debate | CR | USDA reports | Fedspeak
By Carol Keiser: Belleair, Florida Donald Trump sounds like a protectionist. In his speech to the New York Economic Club last week, he condemned “these terrible trade deals,” by which he meant most o
CRP enrollment stood at 23.9 million acres ahead of October 1
Congress in recess | Employment report | Focus on elections
No PLC payments generated for soybeans, dry peas and lentils Eligible producers will be receiving payments under the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program for 2015 crops of corn, grain sorghum and canola, but no PLC payme
By Nancy Kavazanjian: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin The American Society of Civil Engineers has called it one of the “Seven Wonders of the Modern World”—and this summer, the Panama Canal became even mo
Small shipment arrives via airplane to Miami
By Joanna Lidback: Barton, Vermont As the U.S. presidential race enters its last stages, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are making their final pitches—including their final pitches to farmers like me and
Officials pledge to look at ways to get better response rate from producers
USDA secretary comments on US farm financial situation and policy issues
Seed, agrochemical company executives respond to questions at Judiciary hearing
Biofuel industry pushes back against report findings | New RFS ad
Congress should remove restrictions on CCC use | Disagrees with those against letting in Brazil beef
Brainard signals preemptive policy move not compelling; Lockhart sees major debate; Kashkari echoes caution
Stopgap spending | FOMC | WRDA | Farm economy | Seed, ag chemical concentration
US says China actions on rice, wheat and corn put US farmers at disadvantage