Archive for the "Trade" Tag

China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said […]

Word that talks are going ahead has helped calm jittery financial markets. But there has been no sign of progress. (U.S. Department […]

Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Dominic Carey reported last week that, “The trade war between the U.S. and China continues to surprise agricultural markets, even delivering […]

U.S. and Chinese envoys will meet in early October for more talks aimed at ending a tariff war that threatens global economic […]

Gary Crawford explained in a segment for USDA Radio on Thursday that, “Back in May, Agricultural Department analysts were forecasting this 2019 Fiscal Year’s U.S. ag […]

After rising sharply two months in a row, the Ag Economy Barometer weakened significantly in August falling back to a reading of 124, down […]

Last week the USDA released its latest estimates of U.S. net farm income. This report left many scratching their heads as the outlook […]

China is importing fewer U.S. soybeans, and that’s opening up an opportunity for Argentina to sell more soybean meal to China. A […]

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is pushing for increased spending on locks and dams in the upper Mississippi River and Illinois River so […]

President Donald Trump late Friday afternoon tweeted that higher tariffs would be slapped on Chinese products, following similar action against U.S. products […]