I call this thes hearing of the Senate Committee on agriculture attrition and forestry to order. Thank you all for coming. Todays hearing will examine the overall climate of credit in Rural America, the health of ag lending from the commercial bank in the farm Credit System perspectives and what the impact of current credit environment having our nations farms. We will also examine whether the Farm Credit Administration is exercising appropriate oversight in the farm Credit System. Farmers and ranchers across the country are experiencing difficult Economic Conditions as the farm sector profitability is forecast to decline for the Third Straight year. Over the past three years alone, debt debt farm income is expected to decline by 56 . As our nations farmers and Rural Communities continue to deal with low Commodity Prices and always elevated input costs, access to Affordable Credit in Rural America is absolutely crucial. The spring 2016 agriculture Lenders Survey released by kansas stat
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Rally,sterday was a huge Massive Gains from last week, ever since the lows from two weeks ago. It was a selloff, but it did not feel dramatic. In february 8, but not a stomachturning selloff. The losers who were the winners are now the losers again. Oil and gas, these guys have been beaten up for so long, eventually turn the corner, nice rally, and these the ones most affected today. Joe treasury market, modest day, buton a risk off it was minimal, just 0. 1 on the twoyear and the 10year. We havent seen much of a decline today. Scarlet china week in weakening its yuan. To demand for safe havens like the japanese yen. Of the risk off the scene has to come to the oil price, another big slide, Saudi Oil Ministers saying there will not be a Production Cut for saudi arabia, Iranian Oil Minister saying that trees they talked about last week is totally ridiculous, and both adding a lot of pressure on oil some were feeling better about the market. Scarlet lets take a deep dive. Im looking at o
Call roll at this time. Of the San Francisco Public Utilities commission to order can we please have the roll call commissioner courtney commissioner Vice President moran commissioner courtney commissioner kwon and commissioner caen will arrive shortly. Approval of the draft minutes is there a motion to approve the minutes of the 6 additions, deletions, or changes Public Comment . All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . That motion carries next item, please. Item 4 general Public Comment francisco da costa please. Commissioners, i want to wish you all a happy new year so. Happy new year to you. Thank you so we are now amending the taxpayers theyre going to be seeing a lot changes in 2016 whether we like it are not and what im requesting is not too many people have the time to come here time is precious so we all have our own projects and if you see less and less Public Comment here given it is less and less experts from the community i can mention a few like Steve Lawrence and john and anoth