Monday's AOA began with Darin Newsom, of DarinNewsom.com sharing his insights on the meteoric rise in wheat futures over the past 5 days - war, weather, and wanting a hedge against inflation are all moving that market higher. John Baranick of DTN Weather joined the show in segment two; he reviewed the weather issues happening around the world, and focused on what to expect across the United States this week. Then, Jacqui Fatka, Policy Editor at Farm Progress discussed Friday's announcement of two new nominations for USDA Undersecretary posts - Alexis Taylor to be USDA Undersecretary of Trade and Stacey Dean as Undersecretary of Food and Nutrition. Both lauded by ag groups
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