Agricultural Trade: Soybean Issues
Agricultural trade issues continue to garner a substantial amount of media attention. The Commerce Department noted on Friday that surging U.S. soybean exports, spurred by the anticipation of Chinese tariffs,…
USDA Assists Farmers Harmed by Tariffs
A news release from USDA on Tuesday stated that, "U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the [USDA] will take several actions to assist farmers in response to…
Tariffs and Commodity Prices: Impacts and Reactions
Several recent news articles have discussed tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports and the impacts these policies are having on global commodity markets. As the effects of trade policies ripple through…
Chinese Tariffs Take Toll on Soybean Markets
As the impacts of the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute continue to unfold, a report last week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided some insight into how the Chinese tariffs…
Recent FAO and USDA Updates Provide Additional Perspective on U.S. Agricultural Trade
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently published its biannual Food Outlook report that provides short-term forecasts for commodity production, trade and prices. Also this week,…
Trade War Begins, as U.S. Soybean Exports Surged in the Second Quarter
Don Lee reported on the front page of Saturday's Los Angeles Times that, "The tariffs that the United States and China slapped on each other’s exports Friday intensified a trade…
Looming U.S.- China Trade Battle: Soybean Trade Flows and Substitutes
Bloomberg writer Andrew Mayeda reported Thursday that, "President Donald Trump is preparing to slap tariffs on Chinese goods early Friday, the first shot in a trade war between the world’s two biggest…
Producers Express Concern in the Midst of Price Turmoil, While ERS Looks at Farm Sector Financial Health
Financial Times writer Gregory Meyer reported on Monday that, "US soyabean futures have tumbled to the lowest price in nine years as the market succumbs to healthy growing conditions and…
Ag Economy: Land Values and Farm Income Considerations
Today's update looks briefly at recent reports from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln that shed light on trends in farmland values. Also,…
Corn, Soybean Prices Flounder; Sec. Perdue Reiterates Promise to Stand with Farmers
News articles over the past several days have highlighted heightened U.S. trade policy risks and recent declines in the price of corn and soybeans. Farm state Senators expressed their concern…
U.S.-China Trade Row Persists- Administration Says it Will “Be There For the American Farmers”
In conjunction with positive early season crop condition ratings, an ongoing and escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China put negative pressure on corn and soybean prices Tuesday. Meanwhile,…
In Retaliation for U.S. Tariffs, China Targets Soybeans, Corn
Bloomberg News reported on Friday that, "Trade tensions between the U.S. and China ratcheted higher after the Asian nation said it will follow through on plans to levy tariffs on…
Quick Take: Recent USDA Trade Data
Over the past several days, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a handful of updates relating to U.S. agricultural trade. The recent information includes updated projections for fiscal year…
Following Some Positive Trade News, Renewed Trade Concerns Arise for U.S. Farmers
Towards the end of May, positive news regarding U.S. trade policy began to emerge for U.S. farmers: China canceled its anti-dumping measure on U.S. sorghum imports; the U.S. issued a joint statement…
China Lifts Sorghum Tariffs, Agrees to Purchase More U.S. Goods; U.S. Suspends Tariff Implementation
Late last week China canceled its anti-dumping measure on U.S. sorghum imports. Meanwhile, after two days of trade talks in Washington, D.C., China and the U.S. issued a vague joint…
Trade Update: NAFTA, China
Anthony Harrup, Robbie Whelan and Paul Vieira reported on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal that, "President Donald Trump’s plans to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement…
U.S. China Trade Talks Set to Continue as Trade Row Persists
The United States and China are set to continue discussions this week over their ongoing trade disputes. Meanwhile, China has increased inspections of U.S. pork imports while Chinese buyers continue…
USDA Trade Data Update, and China Trade Dispute Weighs on Exports
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released updated agricultural trade data for the first half of this fiscal year (October - March). Meanwhile, President Trump sent members of…
U.S.T.R. Hoping for NAFTA Renegotiation This Month
On Tuesday, Wall Street Journal writer William Mauldin reported that, "President Donald Trump’s top trade official wants to finish a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement by the…
U.S., China Trade Issues: Sorghum, Soybeans
In addition to the concern expressed last week by Senate Agriculture Committee members to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue regarding executive branch trade actions, recent news items continue to highlight the…