Farm groups are warning that President Donald Trump's tariff war is worsening already high fertilizer prices, making it harder for farmers to afford planting their usual amounts of corn, wheat…
US soybean farmers are near a 'trade and financial precipice' and cannot survive a prolonged trade war with China. That’s the warning from Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean…
The US agricultural trade deficit hit a record high in the first half of 2025, with the value of agricultural exports trailing that of imports by $4.1 billion in June…
Ongoing trade tensions and uncertainty about U.S. biofuel policy contributed to second quarter profits hitting multi-year lows for a number of crop trading companies — including Archer-Daniels-Midland and Bunge Global…
As of July 24, US soybean exporters had sold just over 3 million metric tons of soybeans for export in 2025/26, which begins September 1. That volume is a 20-year…
President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, including Canada (35%), Brazil (50%), India and Taiwan, ahead of a Friday trade deal deadline, pressing ahead…
China’s government is threatening to block a deal that would transfer ownership of dozens of seaports — including two ports at the Panama Canal — to Western investors if Cosco, China’s…
U.S. corn export sales have continued at a blistering pace and support a 100-million-bushel month-to-month increase for the 2024/25 marketing year, raising the forecast to a record-high 2,750 million bushels…
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, after weeks of negotiations with the major…
President Donald Trump’s unexpected move to threaten a 50% tariff on Brazil risks roiling global commodity markets, disrupting trade on everything from beef to coffee.
The Agriculture Department said Wednesday evening that the U.S. would be closing the southern border to livestock trade, effective immediately, after reports that New World screwworm has resumed its northward…
Bunge Global SA completed its takeover of Glencore Plc-backed Viterra, a move that will help the combined businesses better compete with larger rivals like Cargill Inc. and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. as…
From January through April, the United States imported $78.2 billion in agricultural products while exporting just $58.5 billion. This $19.7 billion deficit is the largest ever recorded for the first…
Renewed conflict in the Middle East has shuttered urea production in Iran, sending ripples through global fertilizer markets and adding to existing uncertainty around Russian and Chinese supplies.
Analysts voiced concerns this week about the integrity of U.S. Department of Agriculture reports after the agency delayed a report and excluded findings that point to tariffs as a reason…
The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners tumbled by the largest amount on record in April as companies and consumers no longer rushed to get imports ahead of President…
Bloomberg's Michael Hirtzer, Erin Ailworth, and Skylar Woodhouse reported Tuesday…
Bloomberg's Jenny Leonard reported that "the US and China will…
Progressive Farmer's Chris Clayton reported that "ethanol will see lower…
Global crop trading companies — including Archer-Daniels-Midland, Bunge Global and…