In testimony last week before the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer displayed a more cautious tone in describing U.S., China trade negotiations. Meanwhile, recent news items provided…
Last week, China purchased U.S. soybean and sorghum exports. Nonetheless, farmers remained concerned about a trade resolution between the U.S. and China as more melancholy reports emerge about progress in…
News articles this week reported that a trade deal between the U.S. and China could be close. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provided additional trade perspective while visiting Iowa on…
On Friday, Bloomberg writers Joshua Gallu and Millie Munshi reported that, "President Donald Trump said he has asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on U.S. agriculture, including beef and…
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue testified on Wednesday before the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing titled, "The State of the Rural Economy." Lawmakers explored a variety of issues in…
U.S., China trade talks resumed last week in Washington, D.C., and extended into the weekend. As the negotiations unfolded, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue indicated that China committed to buy an…
After continuing last week in Beijing, U.S., China trade talks will resume again this week in Washington, D.C. In addition, recent news items continue to highlight impacts of the ongoing…
China purchased more U.S. soybeans last week as trade negotiations between the two countries are set to continue this week in Beijing. Meanwhile, a front page article in the Wall…
As the U.S. and European Union trade negotiations unfold, the two sides have competing perspectives over what will be discussed: The U.S. has included agriculture in its Summary of Specific…
As he did last January in Nashville, President Donald Trump addressed the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention in New Orleans on Monday. Today's update highlights news reports surrounding the President's appearance…
As trade talks between the U.S. and China kicked off this week in Beijing, news reports pointed out that China "made their third large U.S. soybean purchase in the past…
A U.S. government delegation will travel to Beijing this week to discuss the ongoing trade war between the two countries. A recent news article noted that optimism associated with the…
On the night of Friday, December 21st, the U.S. government began a partial government shutdown. Today's update points to recent news items that highlight how the shutdown may impact information…
President Trump signed the Farm Bill into law on Thursday, the same day the executive branch proposed a rule that could impact participation in the SNAP (food stamp) program. And…
Reuters writer Karl Plume reported last week that, "China on Wednesday made its first major purchases of U.S. soybeans since President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping struck…
Last week, USDA released U.S. agricultural export data that spanned the first ten months of 2018. Although the overall value of exports was higher for this time period compared to…
This weekend in Buenos Aires, President Trump took important trade policy action that could impact U.S. agricultural markets. After signing the USMCA, the president indicated that he would quickly withdraw from…
In its latest quarterly forecast for U.S. agricultural trade on…
As policy observers anticipate a meeting later this month between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, recent news items continue to…
Reuters writers P.J. Huffstutter and Karl Plume reported Wednesday that, "Clouds crowded the Illinois sky as Nick Harre walked away from his combine at the peak of harvest to join four…