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Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported last week that, "China is still a long way from forking out $50 billion for farm goods from the United States, agriculture industry analysts said…

William Mauldin, Chao Deng and Vivian Salama reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "The U.S. and China took an initial step to cement a trade agreement that had been derailed, with…

Tom Mitchell reported on Wednesday at The Financial Times Online that, "Chinese officials are offering to increase purchases of US agricultural products as they seek an interim agreement between Beijing…

Bloomberg News reported last week that, "Chinese companies bought U.S. soybeans after the Xi Jinping administration issued more waivers from its retaliatory import tariffs, according to people familiar with the…

Reuters writer Karl Plume reported last week that, "Chinese importers bought about 10 boatloads of U.S. soybeans on [Sept. 23rd] following deputy-level trade talks in Washington [Sept. 19th - 20th] that…

Wall Street Journal writers Vivian Salama and Josh Zumbrun reported yesterday that, "President Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a trade-enhancement agreement that will lower agricultural tariffs in…

Wall Street Journal writer Vivian Salama reported last week that, "President Trump said China has started to buy U.S. agricultural products, and signaled optimism that his administration will be able…

On Thursday, Wall Street Journal writers Lingling Wei, Chao Deng and Josh Zumbrun reported that, "China is looking to narrow the scope of its negotiations with the U.S. to only trade…

Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Dominic Carey reported last week that, "The trade war between the U.S. and China continues to surprise agricultural markets, even delivering an unexpected reprieve for…

Gary Crawford explained in a segment for USDA Radio on Thursday that, "Back in May, Agricultural Department analysts were forecasting this 2019 Fiscal Year’s U.S. ag exports to be $137…

Wall Street Journal writer Rebecca Ballhaus reported earlier this week that, "President Trump said Sunday the U.S. and Japan had reached a trade deal 'in principle' that would pave the…

Alan Rappeport and Keith Bradsher reported on the front page of Saturday's New York Times that, "On Friday, China said it would increase tariffs on $75 billion worth of American…

On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced that some recently announced tariffs on Chinese imports would be postponed until December.  And a report this week indicated that the ongoing trade war…

Today's update features recent news items that provide background information into the long running U.S., China trade war.  Articles highlighting the trade conflict's impact on agriculture, including ramifications on markets…

The U.S., China trade war escalated this week as news articles reported that China has halted its purchases of U.S. agricultural products.

U.S. and Chinese officials held trade talks on Wednesday in China.  News reports noted that increased purchases of U.S. agricultural products were discussed, although no significant breakthroughs were announced at…

Bill Northey, the USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, was a guest on Monday's “Adams on Agriculture” radio show with Mike Adams, where the conversation focused on the…

As U.S., China trade negotiations continue this week in China, recent news articles have discussed Chinese imports of U.S. soybeans, as well as the prospect of additional Chinese purchases of…

Recall that back in May, the Trump administration announced a new $16 billion trade aid package for U.S. farmers harmed by the ongoing trade conflict with China.  In early June, the…

Despite Chinese tariffs on U.S. pork, dynamics associated with the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak have created market opportunities for pork exports to China.  In addition, Chinese beef imports surged…