As we reported yesterday, Senate Republicans were expected to develop and unveil proposals for the next round of coronavirus relief legislation as early as today. Administration officials were at the weekly Senate Republican party caucus lunch meeting today (the first gathering of the traditional weekly lunch meeting since the Coronavirus outbreak) to discuss a strategy and develop a plan. Reportedly there are some differences on certain issues that have to be worked out between the White House and the Senate Republicans. The Senate plan will have:
$105 billion for school re-opening
Funds for childcare
Stimulus checks and small business loans
There will also be some sort of tax breaks for retaining or rehiring wor...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Total Red Meat & Poultry September 2026 total red meat and poultry stocks totaled 1.97 billion pounds, down 1.4 percent from August despite typically increasing 0.8 percent during the month, and were 1.5 percent below September 2025 levels. The decline pushed total inventories to a new five...
