On Thursday, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released three reports that provided updated information on agricultural trade, production and recent impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. A focus on wheat…
The April edition of the Market Monitor, a publication from the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), stated that, "Despite much uncertainty caused by the rapid spread of COVID-19, global food…
Wall Street Journal writers Kirk Maltais and Joe Wallace reported this week that, "Consumers are loading up on pasta, rice and bread. Farm supply lines are disrupted. Countries are restricting…
Earlier this week, Bloomberg writers Isis Almeida and Agnieszka de Sousa reported that, "It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic…
Reuters writers Andrea Shalal and David Lawder reported this week that, "The United States and China have made progress in implementing the agriculture-related provisions of a Phase 1 trade deal…
Bloomberg writers Lydia Mulvany and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, "In times of economic woe, one of the first luxuries to go is beef. That old adage is so…
Bloomberg writer Isis Almeida reported last week that, "Crop traders obsessing over the deadly coronavirus in China may be overlooking another key challenge to the Trump administration’s phase one trade…
Bloomberg writer Mike Dorning reported on Wednesday that, "U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sees a 'less than 10%' chance that U.S. farmers will get another round of trade aid this…
Writing recently at the CARD (Center for Agricultural and Rural Development) Agricultural Policy Review, from Iowa State University ("The Phase One Trade Deal: Projections and Implications"), Chad Hart and Lee…
Bloomberg writers Isis Almeida and Michael Hirtzer reported on Tuesday that, "China is back in the market for U.S. sorghum this week, signaling the world’s top food importer is willing…
Following this month's release of the USDA's Long-Term Projections, on Thursday, the Department released its quarterly Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade. This update provided an overview of agricultural trade based on…
Bloomberg News reported this week that, "China is considering making some purchases of U.S. agricultural goods by early March as a way to show it’s still committed to its phase…
Wall Street Journal writers Wenxin Fan, Natasha Khan, and Chao Deng reported this week that, "New cases of the coronavirus rose sharply after Chinese authorities changed the criteria for diagnosing…
Bloomberg writer Peggy Collins reported late last week that, "China’s leader Xi Jinping reassured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call that Beijing would meet purchase goals outlined in…
Wall Street Journal writer Lingling Wei reported on Thursday that, "China said it would slash tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports in half as part of its efforts to…
Bloomberg writer Ana Monteiro reported on Tuesday that, "The 'export boom' from the U.S.’s trade deal with China will be delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak, but the economic impact…
Bloomberg writer Jonathan Stearns reported last week that, "Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue became the latest American official to face European Union complaints about U.S. threats to global trade rules and…
Reuters writers Hallie Gu, Muyu Xu and Tony Munroe reported last week that, "China’s imports of U.S. soybeans surged in December from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, as…
New York Times writers Ana Swanson and Emily Cochrane reported on Wednesday that, "President Trump signed the revised North American Free Trade Agreement into law on Wednesday, fulfilling a key…
Trade issues continue to be an important executive branch focal point; today's update takes a closer look at recent news items regarding agricultural trade with China, the European Union and…