Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 Podcast
We saw the Federal Reserve cut rates, as expected, on Wednesday. How does that impact commodities and livestock moving forward? What about the latest WASDE data, South American weather and more? Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 Podcast
We have plenty of news with market implications so far this week as we saw the announcement of a farmer aid package on Monday by the Trump Administration, a December WASDE report that was fairly quiet on
Monday, December 8th, 2025 Podcast
We saw the soybean trade slide moderately lower on Monday, with January breaking some key support on the close. Meantime, corn and wheat were fairly quiet with hogs higher and cattle under pressure. John Heinberg with Total
NCBA Pushes to Reduce Frivolous Environmental Litigation in House Hearing
WASHINGTON D.C. – On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Abuse of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Todd Wilkinson, South Dakota cattle producer and National Cattlemen’s Beef
HOEVEN: Trump Administration Fighting for U.S. Agriculture Producers
WASHINGTON – In a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined how the Trump administration is fighting on behalf of U.S. farmers and ranchers to open
Republicans Urge Trump to Act to Protect US Vitamin Supply, Food Security
ARLINGTON, Va. – On Wednesday, over a dozen Republican members of Congress sent a letter to President Donald Trump, highlighting concerns about the United States’ overreliance on China for the supply of its vitamins and amino acids used
Midweek Market Dominoes: WASDE, Fed Cuts, and Commodity Chain Reactions
We rolled straight from WASDE into a Fed news conference today, capped off with another interest-rate cut. That decision has the potential to ripple through commodities and currency markets as traders position themselves ahead of year-end. It’s
Secretary Rollins Signs Six New State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP
(Washington, D.C., December 10, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., today announced the approval of six new state SNAP food-choice waivers under