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Biden Administration Expands P-EBT to Benefit Millions of Low-Income and Food Insecure Children During Pandemic
USDA Says SNAP Benefits Are Inadequate for Most Participants and Begins Process to Extend Emergency Allotments to States and Update Thrifty Food Plan Formula WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several efforts today to expand nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. In support…
Read MoreLATAM Economic Prospects
All four of the free-floating LATAM currencies (of Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Colombia) fell sharply versus the U.S. dollar in the early stages of the pandemic. Since then, the Mexican peso (MXN), Chilean peso (CLP) and Colombian peso (COP) have rebounded. The Brazilian real (BRL) remains weak (Figure 2). Among these four nations, Mexico is…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreU.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Three Deputy Under Secretaries in the Areas of Nutrition, Rural Development and Marketing and Regulatory Programs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced three senior appointments today.
Read MoreBiden Administration Announces Foreclosure Moratorium and Mortgage Forbearance Deadline Extension That Will Bring Relief to Rural Residents
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 — In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden requested federal agencies to extend eviction and foreclosure moratoriums for millions of Americans. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an extension of eviction and foreclosure moratoriums on USDA Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed loans (SFHDLP and…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreGrain, Oilseed Risk Factors
It’s a similar but less dramatic story for corn. Corn prices also tracked BRL, and the Russian ruble (RUB), closely for years. Those relationships, too, diverged significantly last year (Figures 2 and 3). There appear to be three factors at play: weather, China, and energy prices. With respect to weather, a powerful La Nina has…
Read MoreSecretary Perdue Statement on MOU on Animal Biotechnology
(Washington, D.C., January 19, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (PDF, 141 KB) with the Assistant Secretary for Health and Head of the Public Health Service Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D., establishing a regulatory environment at the Department of Agriculture for agricultural animal biotechnology…
Read MoreFertilizer Monthly Update – January 2021
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Read MoreGrains and Currencies Diverge
About the Presenter Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors and forecasting their impact on CME Group and the company’s business strategy, and upon those who trade in its various markets. He is…
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