Archive for April 2020
Consumer Prices Set to Fall, Mute Inflation?
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 MorePacking Plant Bottleneck Continues To Plague Cattle Feeders
The cash fed cattle market continued on a dismal decline last week. In the South the cash market ranged from $100 early in the week to $95 as the week…
Read MoreVermont Added to Innovative SNAP Online Pilot Program
(Washington, D.C., April 24, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Vermont to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Read MoreUSDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in California and Connecticut
(Washington, D.C., April 24, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced California and Connecticut have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program…
Read MoreUSDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in Wisconsin
(Washington, D.C., April 23, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Wisconsin has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by…
Read MoreThe Economic Stimulus/Relief-Debt Paradox
In the US, the $2 trillion already approved by Congress and the additional $500 billion in the pipeline will amount to 11.7% of GDP, compared to 15% of GDP in…
Read MoreUSDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in Alabama
(Washington, D.C., April 22, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Alabama has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by…
Read MoreUSDA Increases Monthly SNAP Benefits by 40%
(Washington, D.C., April 22, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced emergency benefit increases have reached $2.0 billion per month for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
Read MoreUSDA Holds Virtual Career Expo for Kansas City Jobs
April 21, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) are partnering with University of Missouri to host…
Read MoreQ2 2020 Ag Update
Customers rely on our futures and options markets to manage risk and identify opportunity, making the markets even more important during this unprecedented time. To help participants achieve their goals…
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