Senate Farm Bill Proposal: It will take time to analyze the 2012 Farm Bill proposal released late this afternoon but there are no initial surprises. Direct payments, countercyclical payments and Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program are replaced with a crop revenue insurance program guaranteeing 89 percent of income. Key in the commodity area will be Brazil's reaction to the cotton proposal, which proposes a loan rate that moves between $0.47-0.52/pound depending on world prices. Dairy receives a production margin protection payment in lieu of the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) and conservation programs were consolidated, as widely expected. The draft bill lacks a title right now and will undergo amendments in committee next week...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
Markets are getting into the Halloween spirit, handing out more tricks than treats. There has been some encouraging news, but it hasn’t been enough to slow the broader slide. Now buyers need to show up with something other than another “Charlie Brown” rock for the bag. Somethi...
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