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Democratic leaders are firm in their refusal to accept any short-term financing bill that disregards their demands for spending and healthcare, and they blame President Donald Trump alone for the impasse.

In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.

The gap will be impossible to fill, those working to feed the nation's neediest said.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) is down -0.51 (-3.41%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -9.10 (-2.11%). Sugar prices today extended last Friday's sell-off, with NY sugar falling to a new 4.5-year low and London sugar falling to a new 4.25-year low. Sugar...

Lean hog futures are slipping back 35 to 90 cents across most contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price from Monday morning was not reported due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 68 cents on October 22 at $92.95. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value...

Millions risk losing SNAP benefits as the US government shutdown continues, with aid set to end next week.

Food banks brace for impact as states demand USDA tap into billions of dollars in emergency funding

Live cattle futures fell the $7.25 limit on Friday, with October the lone contract not locked the limit, but still $5.97 lower. October was $233.75 lower last week. Cash trade settled in at $238-240 last week, with the later action on the lower side of that. The Friday morning Fed...

Lean hog futures posted mixed trade on Friday, with contracts within 12 cents of unchanged across the board. December was down just 47 cents last week. USDA’s national base hog price from Friday afternoon was down 82 cents at $85.56. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 55 cents...