As WPI reported, the House Agriculture Committee marked-up the farm bill last Thursday, 23 May. Going into the mark-up, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said the bill causes a “crack in the coalition” necessary to complete a farm bill, while Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and Ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, Representative David Scott (Georgia) issued a joint statement saying the House Committee draft would “split the broad, bipartisan coalition that has always been the foundation of a successful farm bill.” In the Committee session, Scott said in his opening comments, I cannot, I will not support this bill, I will vote no and I encourage my colleagues to oppo...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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