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Let's
Check the Markets!
Today's
First Look:
Ron on RON Markets as heard on K101
mornings
with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash
Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets
Etc.
We
have a new market feature on a daily basis-
each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's
markets as analyzed by Justin Lewis of KIS
futures- click here for the report
posted yesterday afternoon around 3:30 PM.
Okla
Cash Grain:
Daily
Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices-
as reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture.
Canola
Prices:
Cash price for canola was
$6.33 per bushel- based on delivery to the Apache
elevator yesterday. The full listing of cash canola
bids at country points in Oklahoma can now be found in
the daily Oklahoma Cash Grain report- linked
above.
Futures
Wrap:
Our
Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio
Oklahoma Network with Leslie Smith and Tom Leffler-
analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day.
Feeder
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Feeder &
Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Slaughter
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Slaughter
Cattle Summary- as prepared by the USDA.
TCFA
Feedlot Recap:
Finally,
here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the
Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
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Thursday, June 11,
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Featured
Story:
House Votes to
Repeal Mandatory COOL 300 to 131- Opponents Vow
Battle in the Senate
The
House voted late Wednesday to take country of
origin labels off of meat products sold in the
United States. The vote was 300-131 in favor of
removing the labels. The bill now moves to the
Senate for consideration.
The
bill, introduced just last week, followed the most
recent ruling, the latest of several, by the World
Trade Organization in May that the law creates
unfair trade barriers for Canada and Mexico. Both
countries have threatened retaliatory trade
actions against U.S. exports. Total retaliation
proposed by the two countries totals $3.6 billion
dollars annually.
The
National Cattlemen's Beef Association was quick to
praise the strong yes vote for repeal.
NCBA President Phillip Ellis of
Wyoming says "COOL has been without benefit to the
U.S. cattle industry and producers like myself.
And now with retaliation eminent from our largest
trading partners, it is time this legislation is
repealed. There is no other fix that can be put in
place to bring value to this program or satisfy
our trading partners."
Also in response to
the House vote, the North American Meat Institute
(NAMI) issued a statement calling it "an essential
first step." "Chairman Conaway and
Representative Costa have shown
incredible leadership in encouraging the U.S. live
up to its obligations and abide by World Trade
Organization rules," NAMI President and CEO
Barry Carpenter said in the
statement. "It's an issue of marketing, and that
should be decided in the marketplace. We hope the
Senate will move quickly to vote for repeal so the
President can sign the bill and put this failed
experiment behind us."
Opponents
of COOL repeal called the move by the House
premature. Roger Johnson of the
National Farmers Union described the move as a
"disappointing, knee-jerk overreaction" and says
they will focus on the Senate to slow this process
down and consider other options besides
repeal.
Johnson
noted that in past disputes, WTO members found
ways to work together to arrive at a resolution
that worked for all parties. "Unfortunately,
today's action by the U.S. House of
Representatives does not work towards a resolution
that maintains the integrity of COOL and satisfies
WTO obligations. It instead signals an acceptance
of defeat when there are still viable
alternatives," he said.
We
recapped several of the statements released last
night in this morning's Beef Buzz- you can hear
that recap and read more from both sides of this
ongoing battle over COOL- click or tap here to jump
to our Thursday Beef Buzz.
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Senate
Environment Committee Votes to Stop EPA's 'WOTUS'
Rule
The
Senate Committee on Environment and Public
Works advanced legislation Wednesday to
force the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to
rewrite their Waters of the United States rule, a
move applauded by the National Cattlemen's
Beef Association and the Public
Lands Council. Senate EPW Committee
Chairman Inhofe expressed his concerns over the
rule in a letter sent to the EPA. In the letter,
he said according to the Army Corps, 60 percent of
the substantive comments received on the proposed
rule opposed the rule. Yet, the bill was finalized
with problematic terms and little regard for
stakeholders. The rule still claims jurisdiction
over areas located within a 100-year floodplain
and ambiguously defines areas with a significant
connection to water ways.
In his
opening remarks, Inhofe said this bipartisan
legislation will stop the final rule and make EPA
and the Corps of Engineers go back and redo it. He
said EPA cannot avoid consultation with states and
local governments, they will have to do a full
economic analysis, including an unfunded mandates
analysis, and they will have to review the impacts
on small businesses and small local government.
"It sets up the right process and the
right principles to make sure that the agencies
can protect water quality without taking control
over huge swaths of private property," Inhofe
said.
"Thousands
of farmers, ranchers and land owners raised
numerous concerns about the rule during the formal
public comment period, but looking at the final
rule it's clear no one at EPA was listening,"
American Farm Bureau Federation President
Bob Stallman said. "Farmers and ranchers
are committed to protecting the land and resources
we use to raise the food, fuel and fiber we all
consume. We're grateful that congressional
lawmakers are willing to step up to safeguard both
farmers and their land." Click here to read
more from AFBF.
"The Committee's
action today is an important first step in
protecting farmers, ranchers and their co-ops from
an unprecedented expansion of federal jurisdiction
that goes well beyond anything envisioned when the
Clean Water Act was passed or reauthorized," said
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC)
President and CEO Chuck Conner. "Without question,
the WOTUS rule finalized late last month by EPA
and the Corps would result in greater federal
regulatory controls of day-to-day farming
operations, higher costs and inefficiencies, and
no real improvements to water quality." Click here to read
more NCFC.
Click here to read
more from Wyoming Senator John Barrasso and
NCBA President President Philip Ellis.
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USDA
Trims Size of Oklahoma Wheat Crop to 114.8 Million
Bu- Ups Kansas Crop From May
Guess
The
June US Department of Agriculture Crop Production
Report slightly trimmed the expected size of the
2015 Oklahoma Hard Red Winter Wheat Harvest
compared to the May 2015 estimate. The estimate,
based on information from June first, predicts
114.8 million bushels will combined and hauled out
of the wheat fields in the state of Oklahoma. That
compares to 118.9 million bushels estimated in May
of this year.
The June report shows one
bushel per acre less than the May report- with the
expectation that Oklahoma Farmers will harvest an
average of 28 bushels per acre- versus the 29
bushel per acre guess a month earlier. USDA
continues to expect Oklahoma wheat farmers to
harvest 4.1 million acres.
The Texas
wheat crop was also reduced from the May estimate.
USDA reduced the yield in Texas from 35 bushels
per acre to 32 bushels per acre and cut the total
production figure from 131.25 million bushels down
to 120 million bushels.
In both the
Oklahoma and Texas estimates- the size of the 2015
crop is far larger than the drought ravaged 2014
crop- Oklahoma's expected production is up 141% in
2015 versus 2014 and the Texas production
expectations are up 77% from a year
earlier.
The Kansas Crop increased from
the May report to the June release- increasing by
42.5 million bushels- an increase month to month
of 15.4%. Click here to read more
"So,
the wheat took the biggest hit today, going to be
a lot of controversy about - is this really
reflecting that much of a positive increase in
Kansas or is there more problems with the
additional rain than what they are NOT accounting
for," said Tom Leffler of Leffler
Commodities. "The next thing
is, with the rain that's in the forecast starting
tomorrow that runs into next week, that's not
going to be good news for the wheat market, so we
might have over done it a little bit today to the
downside."
Click here to listen
to the full interview with Tom Leffler about the
latest crop production and WASDE report.
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EPA
Abused Rulemaking Process, American Farm Bureau
General Counsel Steen Tells
Senate
The
Environmental Protection
Agency abused and distorted the
normal rulemaking process to pre-determine the
outcome of its highly controversial "Waters of the
U.S." rule, American Farm Bureau
Federation General Counsel Ellen Steen
told the Senate Judiciary Committee
Wednesday.
Instead of inviting and
openly considering public input, the EPA conducted
an aggressive advocacy campaign to obscure the
on-the-ground impact of the rule and to smear
groups, like Farm Bureau, that dared to explain
those impacts to the public, Steen told the
committee.
"The notice-and-comment
procedure for rulemaking is designed to ensure
that agencies take honest account of the thoughts
and concerns of the regulated public," Steen said.
"Legitimate concerns over how the rule would
affect agriculture, in particular, were subtly
twisted and then dismissed as 'silly' and
'ludicrous' and 'myths.' Public statements from
the agency's highest officials made it clear that
the agency was not genuinely open to considering
objections to the rule."
The full text
of Ellen Steen's testimony can be found by clicking
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Wheat
Harvest Over Half Done in Southwest Ok - Other
Regions Just Really Starting 2015
Harvest
During
the month of June, the Oklahoma Wheat
Commission will be releasing regular
wheat harvest reports. Wednesday's report
from Executive Director Mike
Schulte is the latest report of the 2015
harvest season. Here is his report as of Wednesday
afternoon, June tenth:
Harvest is
continuing to move forward from the Oklahoma/Texas
border to the Oklahoma/Kansas border with machines
just getting a good start in the Northern regions
of the state. In the far regions of Southern
Oklahoma along the Oklahoma/Texas border in some
places they are 85% to 90% complete. In South
Central regions and Central regions of Oklahoma
most areas are running anywhere from 20 percent
complete to 55 percent complete depending on
locations. If producers can get the next couple
days in without rain in Southern and Central
Oklahoma, completion in some of these areas will
be much closer. Crop quality in this report is
showing yields and test weights to be ranging all
over the board with lighter test weights showing
up in the Northern regions of the state on the
early samples received. Elevator managers and
producers are hopeful this trend might change once
they get into better wheat, however the predicted
rains this coming weekend, if received, will not
help that matter. Proteins that are being reported
are averaging 11 to 11.5 percent with some higher
proteins around 13 being reported in places of
Northern Oklahoma.
Click here to read
more about regional reports from southwest,
central and northern Oklahoma.
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House
Agriculture Committee Holds Hearing: Past,
Present, and Future of SNAP
The
House Agriculture Committee
Wednesday continued its full-scale review of the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), known as the Past,
Present, and Future of SNAP, by examining the
tools that are available to help SNAP recipients
climb the economic ladder. Members of the
committee heard from a panel of witnesses who have
extensive on-the-ground experience working with
individuals to help them enter, re-enter, and
remain in the workforce.
"SNAP plays
an important role in the lives of nearly 46
million Americans, but the program does not
operate in a vacuum and cannot take on the larger
challenges of poverty alone," Chairman
Conaway said. "Employment is what makes
it possible for individuals and families to climb
the economic ladder and rise out of poverty. To do
that, many individuals need additional help and
resources before, during, and after employment is
found. Though SNAP has long had an employment and
training component, it has decreased its level of
engagement with recipients when the opposite
should be happening. I appreciate the valuable
insight from our witnesses who strive to address
the individual challenges faced by vulnerable
Americans through strong case management and
engagement."
Click here for more
information, including Subcommittee Chairman
Conaway's opening
statement, the archived webcast. and
written testimony. This includes testimony
from Mr. Patrick Raglow,
Executive Director, Catholic Charities of
the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
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This
N That- State Question 777, Durant and BrucePac
and Rain Chances Remain Huge Into the Weekend
We'll
have more details tomorrow morning in our Friday
email- but Mr. and Mrs. Bob Funk
opened their home for a fundraiser for the Yes
Campaign for State Question 777 last night- good
crowd who gathered and heard comments from the
Protect the Harvest folks- including the founder
of the group, Forrest Lucas of
Lucas Oil.
Oklahoma
Farm Bureau's Tom Buchanan was a
co-host with the Funks in welcoming Forrest Lucas
back to Oklahoma, who vowed strong support to
helping pass the Right the Farm amendment in
November 2016.
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It's a
really positive story from Little Dixie- one of
new jobs and what looks like will be a really good
corporate citizen for Durant and the state of
Oklahoma.
We
are talking about BrucePac and
their decision to come to southeast Oklahoma and
establish a third meat processing plant for their
company. BrucePac, which is headquartered in
Woodburn, Oregon, specializes in chicken, beef,
turkey and pork products, currently produces 1.3
million pounds of product per week.
They
have taken over the facility that did house JC
Potter before it's exit from the business in
2014.
You
can learn more about how BrucePac was sold on the
idea of southeastern Oklahoma and how the OSU Food
and Ag Products Center helped Durant land this
company by clicking
here.
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Rainfall
prospects continue to evolve for this
weekend- but the amounts of rain are not changing
much- it could be very very wet in northwestern
Oklahoma from this system if the latest "QPF" is
correct. Our friend and old radio colleague
Bryce Anderson posted this
graphic on Twitter earlier this morning:
Best
chances of rain now appear to be Friday and
especially Saturday and Sunday.
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