Argentina held its national election yesterday, including the multi-candidate presidential race. The results are in: no candidate garnered the necessary 45 percent to win outright so the election will move to a 19 November two candidate run-off. The two qualifying candidates are current Economy Minister Sergio Massa and Chamber of Deputies member Javier Milei. Compared to the open primary, Massa gained a considerable share of votes, while Milei held stagnant.
Patricia Bullrich, the third-place vote getter in the primary yesterday, was eliminated, earning just 23.8 percent of the vote. Her votes are now up for grabs. Bullrich is an economic conservative from the Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) party. In that regard, she shares...
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...
