Farmers were the original beneficiaries of our derivatives markets and remain at the heart of everything we do at the @CFTC.
On National Farm Worker Appreciation Day, thank a farmer for putting the food on our tables and the clothes on our backs.
Farmers in California are having such a hard time selling lettuce due to the Cyclospora scare that they're just destroying their crops.
It's cheaper to kill the lettuce than it is trying to sell it.