David J. Lynch and Emily Rauhala reported on the front page of Saturday's Washington Post that, "President Trump on Friday leveled an extraordinary broadside at the Chinese government, accusing it…
Bloomberg News reported yesterday that, "China reiterated a pledge to implement the first phase of its trade deal with the U.S. despite setbacks from the coronavirus outbreak, and as tensions…
Yesterday, USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) released its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, which included updated information regarding U.S. pork exports. Illinois is a leading pork producing State.
David J. Lynch reported on the front page of Saturday's Washington Post that, "President Trump on Friday linked China’s handling of the initial coronavirus outbreak with his irritation over slow…
Emiko Terazono and Sun Yu reported today at The Financial Times Online that, "Brazil’s soyabean shipments to China hit a monthly record of more than 9m tonnes in April, casting…
Bloomberg News reported last night that, "The top trade negotiators for China and the U.S. pledged to create favorable conditions for implementation of the bilateral trade deal and cooperate on…
Reuters News reported last week that, "China remains 'very, very committed' to meeting its commitments under a Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, despite the unprecedented economic and…
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…