Commodity Markets

Market Plus: Sue Martin

Sep 17, 2021

12 min

Sue Martin discusses the commodity markets in a special web-only feature.

Market Analysis: Sue Martin

Sep 17, 2021

Sue Martin discusses the commodity markets.

If death and taxes are inevitable - combining the two is a constant concern for those actively engaged in farming and planning for the next chapter in the family farm. This week, Congress proceeded with a tax plan as farmers and ranchers held their collective breaths on the transfer tax and step-up in basis language of the plan. Peter Tubbs has more. Democrats have reportedly abandoned attempts...

Meat Packing Industry pushes back at the Biden Administration

Sep 17, 2021

1 min

A five-alarm fire Sunday night at a JBS plant in Grand Island, Nebraska sparked flashbacks to a 2019 blaze at a Kansas Tyson facility. The disruption at JBS was minimal in comparison but did come at a time when the large meat packers are under attack from the Biden Administration. John Torpy has more. The meat processing industry pushed back against the Biden Administration this week in reaction...

White House aims to increase meat processing options

Sep 10, 2021

3 min

The cost of food, one of the volatile elements in the producer and consumer price indexes, has been on the rise. According to the White House, over the past 10 months, half the increase in the cost of food can be attributed to higher prices for beef, pork and poultry. For months, the Biden Administration has been pursuing complaints about consolidation and price-fixing in the beef industry. This...