Although normally an uneventful report, traders and producers will turn
their attention to USDA's December World Agricultural Supply and Demand
Estimates on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
FUSDA Reports Preview
A WASDE report, the next Fed interest rate decision, and an announcement
of the latest USDA farm aid payments are all on tap the week of Dec. 7.
BTop 5 Things to Watch
Tyson's Lexington, Nebraska, beef plant closure affects numerous groups of
people and could have a longer-term effect on cattle prices.
BBeef Plant Closing Impacts Industry
The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) held a three-day hearing
this week to hear from a range of business, farm groups, non-governmental
groups, think tanks, academics and others as part of a six-year review of USMCA
and whether to extend the agreement.
BUSMCA and Ag Trade: By the Numbers
This fall the Iowa Concern hotline saw four to five times the number of
calls it had in the same months last year. The Farm Aid hotline is seeing a
change in the urgency of calls as well.
BCalls to Mental Health Hotlines Rising
