Soybean harvest off to a running start, out of gate
This year’s soybean harvest was off to a great start in Illinois, according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Crop Progress andCondition reports.
CFTC chief advocates updates to trade, in House Ag hearing
The systems in place for market trading need to be updated, as farming has modernized in recent times, explained J. Christopher Giancarlo, chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), during a hearing before the House Agriculture Committee.