President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed into law a measure to end the longest-ever government shutdown after 43 days, fully fund USDA and FDA for fiscal 2026, and end a…
China Buys More Brazil Soybeans as US Purchases Stall
November 12, 2025
China’s purchases of American soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world’s two biggest…
DOJ, USDA Investigating Meatpackers over Beef Prices
November 11, 2025
President Donald Trump said (last) Friday that he asked the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into meatpacking companies, which he accused of illegally manipulating beef prices at the…
Farm Bill Extension Included in Senate Bill to End Shutdown
November 10, 2025
A new stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government includes a one-year extension of farm bill programs that were left out of a budget reconciliation bill earlier in the…
China Buys US Wheat & Sorghum, Ends Some Soybean Import Suspensions
November 7, 2025
China has begun modest purchases of U.S. farm products after the leaders of both countries met last week, but traders still await significant soybean buys after the White House said…
President Trump’s global tariffs appeared to be on shaky ground after Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism during a hearing on Wednesday about his authority to impose sweeping measures on countries…
China Buys Brazil Soy as US Crop Still Faces 13% Tariff
November 5, 2025
China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on farm goods, after last week’s meeting of the two countries’ leaders, Beijing confirmed on Wednesday, but imports of U.S.…
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