Trade issues continue to be an important executive branch focal point; today's update takes a closer look at recent news items regarding agricultural trade with China, the European Union and…
Bloomberg writers Mike Dorning and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, "President Donald Trump’s phase-one trade deal with China offers the promise of more overseas sales for American farmers, but…
Wall Street Journal writer William Mauldin reported on Thursday that, "The U.S. Senate easily passed an overhaul of North America’s trade rules on Thursday, sending a major Trump administration priority…
Financial Times writer James Politi reported on Wednesday that, "The US and China have signed an agreement to pause the trade war that has weighed on the global economy for…
Lingling Wei reported in Friday's Wall Street Journal that, "Chinese President Xi Jinping’s chief trade negotiator will travel to Washington early next week to sign a phase-one trade deal with…
William Mauldin reported in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal that, "A Senate committee approved a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite criticism from some lawmakers that it lacks…
Wall Street Journal writers Bob Davis, Andrew Restuccia and Lingling Wei reported on Tuesday that, "President Trump said he would sign the recently negotiated phase-one trade deal with China in Washington…
Reuters writers Hallie Gu and Tom Daly reported late last week that, "China will make good on a pledge to purchase more than $40 billion per year of U.S. agricultural…
Don Lee and Alice Su reported in Saturday's Los Angeles Times that, "The United States and China reached a preliminary trade agreement that includes the rollback of some tariffs on…
Lingling Wei, Bob Davis, William Mauldin and Josh Zumbrun reported in Friday's Wall Street Journal that, "President Trump has agreed to a limited trade agreement with Beijing that will roll…
Natalie Andrews, William Mauldin and Anthony Harrup reported yesterday at The Wall Street Journal Online that, "A new U.S. trade deal with Mexico and Canada gained backing from House Democrats, setting the agreement…
Late last week, Wall Street Journal writers Grace Zhu, Eva Dou and Bob Davis reported that, "China’s trade negotiations with the U.S. remain on track, Beijing said, offering official reassurance…
On Monday, Financial Times writers James Politi, Bryan Harris and Benedict Mander reported that, "Donald Trump will reimpose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from Brazil and Argentina after…
On Monday, the USDA released its Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, a quarterly report from the Department's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Economic Research Service (ERS). Today's update includes highlights…
Last week, Financial Times writer James Politi reported that, "President Donald Trump threatened a new escalation of the trade war with China, saying US tariffs on Chinese goods would be…
Josh Zumbrun, William Mauldin and Chao Deng reported on the front page of Friday's Wall Street Journal that, "Beijing’s announcement Thursday that the U.S. and China have mutually agreed to roll…
Reuters writers Heather Timmons and Hallie Gu reported last week that, "U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that Beijing commit to big purchases of American farm products has become a major…
Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Tatiana Freitas reported last week that, "China is clearing the way for more purchases of American soybeans in an apparent boon for U.S. farmers. There’s…
Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported last week that, "China is still a long way from forking out $50 billion for farm goods from the United States, agriculture industry analysts said…
William Mauldin, Chao Deng and Vivian Salama reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "The U.S. and China took an initial step to cement a trade agreement that had been derailed, with…