Updated monthly data last week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided additional insight into how the ongoing U.S. trade dispute with China is impacting the soybean market. Today's update…
In its latest quarterly forecast for U.S. agricultural trade, USDA indicated that, "For fiscal 2018, the [agricultural export] forecast of $144.0 billion is an increase of $1.5 billion from the…
Recent news articles demonstrate that tariffs on U.S. agricultural commodities are having an impact not only on the quantity of U.S. goods exported to China, but also the flow of some…
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China persist, while Chinese tariffs on U.S. commodities continue to roil markets. Despite a variety of impeding economic variables, a news article notes that…
Recent news items continue to discuss the impacts of trade tariffs on agricultural commodities, including soybeans, dairy products, and pork. Meanwhile, separate articles have focused on executive branch trade policy…
Recent news articles continue to highlight the impact that the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China is having on the agricultural economy. Today's update looks at news items…
After recently signing a new KORUS (United States-Republic of Korea) Trade Agreement, and reaching an agreement on a revised North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office…
News reports indicate that President Trump and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping plan to meet in November, in what could be an opportunity for the two leaders to discuss trade issues. Meanwhile,…
Today's update looks briefly at recent reports that discuss variables associated with U.S. soybean exports. In addition, news items that highlight concerns about crop storage issues, and the trade policy…
Wall Street Journal writers Jacob M. Schlesinger, Kim Mackrael and Vivian Salama reported Monday that, "The U.S. and Canada reached a dramatic, last-minute deal late Sunday night on revising the North…
Recent news articles have discussed USDA's trade aid package, as well as the potential impacts of ongoing trade tariffs on U.S. farm goods. Today's update provides an overview of several…
Business news articles continue to highlight how Chinese soybean tariffs are impacting the international sale and purchase of soybeans. Today's update looks briefly at a few of these recent news…
President Trump indicated this week that the U.S. is planning to increase tariffs on Chinese imports, while China responded with proposed tariffs of its own on more U.S. exports. As…
On Thursday, the Senate Ag Committee held a hearing titled, "Perspectives on U.S. Agricultural Trade," where lawmakers engaged in a discussion with Gregg Doud, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator with the Office of…
A radio update from USDA on Thursday indicated that U.S. agriculture exports set a record in July. "It's the best July that the U.S. has seen as far as agricultural…
The Administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), Richard Fordyce, was a guest on Friday’s “Adams on Agriculture” radio program with Mike Adams, where he discussed details of the new Market Facilitation…
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided additional details on its trade assistance package for farmers. Meanwhile, President Trump indicated that the U.S. and Mexico had reached an agreement…
Recent news reports suggest that trade talks between the U.S. and China last week yielded little progress towards resolution. Some experts indicated that the ongoing trade conflict between the two…
Today's update explores recent news articles that discuss the impacts of the U.S., China trade dispute, with a focus on how farmers are reacting to ongoing tariffs. In addition, midlevel…
U.S. farmers are anxious for details on the trade assistance package the administration announced in July. Press reports indicate that program guidelines could be issued by August 24th. Meanwhile, business…