American Peanut Council Winter Conference and Republicans Blame Dems for SNAP Delays
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson and this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The National Peanut Board will hold its tri-annual board and committee meetings December 9–11, in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the American Peanut Council’s Winter Conference.
Meetings will take place at the Fairmont Washington, D.C.
NPB board members and industry partners will discuss key agenda items aimed at advancing their mission to improve the economic condition of U.S. peanut farmers and their families through compelling promotion and groundbreaking research.
**House Ag Committee Chair "GT" Thompson and other ag officials released a statement on how continued Democrat obstruction in reopening the federal government has, for the first time, caused full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to lapse.
They say Republicans voted to keep the federal government open AND fully fund nutrition benefits.
Had Senate Democrats joined us, full SNAP benefits would have continued. Instead, they voted fourteen times to let families go without.
**The American Farm Bureau Federation and the American Soybean Association both welcomed news of China’s renewed commitment to import U.S. ag products.
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says they’re encouraged by China’s plans to buy more soybeans and sorghum, noting trade disputes have already burdened farmers facing high costs and low prices.
ASA President Daryl Cates called the announcement a positive step for soybean growers who have endured years of global uncertainty.
