In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory the whole cadre of Washington analysts, journalists and special interests are playing the speculation game. They would be wise to heed the words of Peter Thiel: take the President-elect seriously but not literally.
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election victory this week the whole cadre of Washington analysts, journalists and special interests are playing the speculation game over what will be its policy impacts. A major problem with most prognoses was summed up by fellow billionaire and Trump supporter Peter Thiel: take the President-elect seriously but not literally.Washington is filled with those seeking attention from their respective benefactors via headlines, policy papers...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
