The Latest Breaking News from USDA

The new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules that went into effect on Saturday will not issue benefits through November due to the government shutdown, according to the United States Department of Agriculture website. The USDA states that Senate Democrats have voted 13 times against funding the program.

A federal judge ordered the administration to make a full payment of monthly food stamp benefits by Monday or a partial payment by Wednesday.

Two federal judges on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to resume funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), directing the use of emergency reserves to keep the nation's largest food aid program running during the ongoing government shutdown.

Food banks already experienced a surge in people as millions of families prepared for benefits to freeze.

Lean hog futures closed the Friday session with 10 to 45 cent gains, as December was dpwn 62 cents this week. USDA’s national base hog price from Friday afternoon was reported at $84.17, down 57 cents from the Thursday PM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 33...

Live cattle futures closed with $1.32 gains in the expiring October contract, with other contracts down $1.42 to $2, as December was down $4.25 this week. Cash trade shifted from $230 early in the week to $232 in the north on Friday, with Southern sales near $235. Feeder cattle futures...

The order will expire two days after an appeals court issues a more permanent ruling on the funding while the Trump administration will continue with partial SNAP payments.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed up +0.15 (+1.05%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed up +1.70 (+0.41%). Sugar prices settled higher on Friday after a three-week slide pushed prices into oversold territory, sparking technical short covering in sugar futures. Sugar prices...

One judge issued temporary restraining order while another judge ruled the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income households

Nearly $5 billion in emergency funds will only cover 50 percent of benefits for November, officials say

Lean hog futures ware showing mixed trade on Friday, with contracts 42 cents higher to 30 cents lower in the nearbys. USDA’s national base hog price from Friday morning was reported at $85.41, up 67 cents from the Thursday PM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 33...