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I would imagine things are abuzz at the White House already today as they prepare for the big Phase One trade agreement signing ceremony tomorrow.  Double-checking to make sure the right people are on the list for the proper photo ops and mark the spots where they need to be…

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Free Commentary

Well, there you have it — the final word on a growing season in the United States that most producers would rather forget about.  Beginning with many across the upper Midwest needing amphibious equipment to get the seed into the ground and nearly this same situation come harvest time, and…

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Daily Comments

Well, there you have it — the final word on a growing season in the United States that most producers would rather forget about.  Beginning with many across the upper Midwest needing amphibious equipment to get the seed into the ground and nearly this same situation come harvest time, and…

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Weekly Commentary

During the month of December, the U.S. Economy added another 145,000 jobs. While not entirely up to expectations of 160,000, this caps off what has been a decade worth of job growth.  Since 2009, we have added a total of 22.58 million jobs in the nation, undoubtedly aided by the…

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Free Commentary

We have all heard the expression of “drinking from a firehose,” and that is evidently what the USDA has in mind for us on this the 10th day of this new year.  As noted yesterday, weekly export sales were delayed until this morning due to the winter storms in Washington,…

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