Archive for April 2019
United States Wins Dispute Finding China’s Administration of Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas Breaches WTO Commitments
(Washington, D.C., April 18, 2019) – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that…
Read MoreUSDA Launches SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot
(Washington, D.C., April 18, 2019) – For the first time, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will be able to select and pay for their groceries online, during a two-year…
Read MoreU.S. Beef, Poultry and Egg Products Gain New Market Access in Tunisia
(Washington, D.C., April 17, 2019) – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Tunisia and the United States have…
Read MoreTrade War Developments
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
Read MoreUpcoming Changes to the May 2019 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2019 – Starting with the May 10 issue, the following changes will be made to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE): Price range forecasts…
Read MoreUSDA Assists Iowa Farmers, Ranchers, Communities Affected by Flooding
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2019 – To help residents, farmers, and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by recent flooding, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the U.S. Department…
Read MoreTreasury Options Skews: Investment Signals or Noise?
This paper also addresses one additional question: is the degree of options skewness (also referred to as “risk reversal”) a useful indicator of whether U.S. Treasury prices are likely to…
Read MoreReducing the Risk of a Scours Outbreak in Your Herd – Sale Barn
Calf scours is one of the most costly diseases in the beef cattle industry. Fall calving herds have the advantage. With the help of the hot, late summer/early fall sunshine,…
Read MoreUSDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
Release & Contact Info Press Release Release No. 0052.19 Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., April 12, 2019) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the implementation status…
Read More2017 Census of Agriculture Data Now Available
Data show increases in small and large farms; older farmers; and new military service and demographic information, women farmers (WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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