This week's ambitious hearing lineup adheres to what Chairman Michael Conway (R-Texas) suggested would be the committee's agenda for the year: CFTC reform, farm bill implementation and oversight.The House Agriculture Committee has a busy week ahead with five hearings scheduled in the next three days:
Biotech labeling to be held by the full committee on 24 March Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reauthorization to be held by the subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit 24-25 March Meat labeling to be held by the subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture on 25 March Farm bill implementation to be held by the subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management on 26 March
The biotech labeling h...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 October 2026 The Russian grain market continued its recovery during the week, although prices remained volatile across regions. Wheat was notably bullish, while feed barley and corn were slower to appreciate, primarily because of weaker export demand amid logi...
