As of today, Congress has four days until government funding expires, and 15 days to pass a farm bill extension before (31 December) permanent law goes into effect, which could have negative impacts on commodity markets. Lawmakers are still working to finalize a stopgap funding bill that would hold government funding steady into next year. That continuing resolution (CR) will likely have a March deadline, though there is some concern about taking up too much of President-elect Trump’s first months in office finalizing FY 2025 spending bills. Negotiators have also cited ongoing work assessing disaster relief as a key factor in discussions, as disaster aid is expected to ride alongside any funding stopgap measure. The Biden Administ...