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Collins says she secured Canada tariff exemptions for farmers

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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says she has “secured additional tariff exemptions products crucial to Maine’s agricultural industries” as the Trump administration announces it has granted tariff exemptions on some Canadian imports. This comes ahead of a tight Senate race in Maine. NBC News’ Allie Canal reports.

Jordon Steele-John’s position remains in limbo as Greens prepare for moment in spotlight

4 days 17 hours ago

David Shoebridge’s newly-minted leadership under pressure over handling of misconduct allegations as Senate estimates looms

More than a week after allegations that Greens senator Jordon Steele-John had behaved inappropriately towards women made headlines, his position in the party remains in limbo and its new leader’s handling of the issue in question.

David Shoebridge’s first major challenge at the helm of the federal Greens came earlier this month when the Nine newspapers reported a three-page letter had been sent to him urging an independent investigation into Steele-John.

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Capehart and Ponnuru on Trump's threat to block Alaska election results

4 days 17 hours ago
Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Trump administration's legal fight over a closely watched Senate race in Alaska, reports that Elon Musk restricted Ukraine's access to Starlink and Vivek Ramaswamy's personal ad attacking his opponent in the Ohio governor's race.

Cotton Facing Friday Weakness

4 days 17 hours ago
Cotton futures are showing 48 to 52 point gains at midday. Crude oil is up $3.42 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.238 higher. USDA’s Export Sales data has cotton export commitments at 5.449 million RB, which was 15% above last year. That is 47% of...

Hogs Posting Mixed Friday Trade

4 days 17 hours ago
Lean hog futures are showing mixed trade at midday, with nearby December down 7 cents and other contracts up 15 to 20 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning due to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 67 cents on October...

Dollar Sees Support as T-note Yields Rise

4 days 17 hours ago
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.20% on Friday, supported by the +4 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield. The dollar also found support from Friday’s stronger-than-expected US manufacturing PMI and consumer sentiment reports. The dollar has safe-haven support from Middle East tensions as concerns continue about Houthi...

Dollar Sees Support as T-note Yields Rise

4 days 17 hours ago
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up +0.10%, supported by today’s +4 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield. The dollar also found support from today’s stronger-than-expected US manufacturing PMI and consumer sentiment reports. The dollar has safe-haven support from Middle East tensions as concerns continue about Houthi attacks on...

Cattle Ticking Higher Ahead of USDA Report

4 days 17 hours ago
Live cattle futures are trading with contracts steady to 27 cents higher on Friday. Cash trade has yet to be reported this week. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,884 head offered, with a few bids of $225-226. Feeder cattle futures are up...

Soybeans Holding onto Friday Gains

4 days 17 hours ago
Soybeans are holding higher on Friday, with contracts up 4 to 6 cents across most nearby contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 4 1/2 cents at $12.00 1/4. Soymeal futures are down 90 cents to $1.50, as Soy Oil futures are down 8 points. There was...

Corn Facing Friday Weakness

4 days 17 hours ago
Corn futures are giving the lows from earlier in the week another look as contracts are back down 2 to 4 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 4 cents at $4.18 3/4. USDA reported a private export sale of 116,000 MT of corn to...