The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index is a monthly measure of how much Americans are spending on goods and services. So far in 2021, the PCE has shown a sharp uptick.
The White House’s executive order signed in September requires all USDA employees to be vaccinated by Nov. 22, which includes FSA employees and elected county committee members.
Despite slowdowns in the export sales picture, actual exports are still running 26% ahead of the same time period in 2020, and with higher commodity prices, bulk export values are up 60%. USDA says that's led by corn.
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