Economy and Trade

American fruit and vegetable growers lost more than 7 billion dollars in 2025, and the losses are expected to keep climbing through 2027 as prices fall short of what it costs to grow the crops.

Central Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse, a farmer himself, says the current farm economy is among the worst he can remember — and most farmers polled this year feel elected officials don't understand why.

U.S. farmers sold $5.6 billion in agricultural products to Vietnam in 2025 alone, and a new USDA trade mission this fall is looking to grow that number even further.

Fuel costs, higher interest rates, and years of rising food prices are reshaping how people shop for groceries — and big retailers are already adjusting their shelves and pricing to keep up.

U.S. beef brought in over $818 million in export value last May, the strongest per-head return in four years, while suspended plants in China continue to hold back an estimated 2 billion dollars in sales.

Storing hay properly comes down to more than just a roof overhead — site drainage, building height, and wall durability all factor into whether your bales make it through winter in good shape.

Oil prices climbed past 80 dollars a barrel after the U.S. resumed strikes on Iran, but diesel prices in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho actually dipped slightly at the pump.

Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says agricultural labor reform is the number one concern for farmers right now, and a new bill from House Agriculture could be the first real progress in decades.

In some towns and city neighborhoods, the closest thing to a grocery store is a gas station snack aisle. That's the reality of food deserts, and they're more common than most people think.

The USDA quietly revised its beef export numbers this week after a data entry mistake inflated sales figures by nearly 90% — raising fresh questions about government reporting during a stretch of historically high cattle prices.