The current commodity title of the Farm Bill, which has cost less than one-third of 1 percent of the federal budget, is a safety net that provides farmers with direct payments to ensure farm stability and loan deficiency payments and countercyclical payments to provide support should commodity market prices fall below set target prices. The current commodity title of the Farm Bill, which has cost less than one-third of 1 percent of the federal budget, is a safety net that provides farmers...

If he does run, the reasons include his concern about the country's budget deficit; that 48 million Americans don't have health insurance; high gas prices; the handling and financing of the war in Iraq; poor veterans health care; and a basic unfairness in tax policy and worker pay, Sparks said. If he does run, the reasons include his concern about the country's budget deficit; that 48 million Americans don't have health insurance; high gas prices; the handling and financing of the war in...

Despite India shopping world markets from more than 5.5 million tonnes of wheat last year, the United States did not sell any of the grain to India because of frustrations over the bidding process. India is expected to need at least 3 million tonnes of wheat this year but some traders expect that India s imports could be as high as 5 million tonnes. We will not hesitate to import from the US provided it meets our requirements in terms of quality and is price competitive, a senior food...

Export basis for that class of high-protein bread-quality wheat dropped 3-10 cents per bushel at ports in the Texas Gulf and Pacific Northwest, after USDA reported a 31% decline in weekly export inspections, which totaled less than 4.8 million bushels in all. Export basis for that class of high-protein bread-quality wheat dropped 3-10 cents per bushel at ports in the Texas Gulf and Pacific Northwest, after USDA reported a 31% decline in weekly export inspections, which totaled less than...

The portion of the winter wheat crop rated good to excellent on April 29, at 56 percent, was 20 percentage points above last year. Fewer planted acres due to wet conditions in the fall coupled with the April freeze damage is expected to result in fewer harvested acres across the central and northern portions of the SRW region. Expected harvested area and yield are up significantly in Oklahoma and Texas compared with last year's drought stricken crop. Harvested area across the southern...