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…
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…