There are 23 committees in the House of Representatives; four have an outsized impact on agriculture, including Agriculture, Ways and Means, Appropriations, and Energy and Commerce. There are some changes in the leadership posts in three of those committees as this week both the Democrat and Republican caucuses made their choices for Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively. The new leaders of committees important to agriculture (in the shaded boxes) are highlighted in the table below.
Chairman-elect Scott is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate Democrats – as was outgoing Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN). Upon being selected as Chairman, Scott paid tribute to Peterson who backed him shortly after the election. Representa...
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...
