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Over the past year, the value of the U.S. dollar has weakened substantially, which according to CoBank has made several American Ag products more competitive globally. Tanner Ehmke manager of CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division pointed out, not all commodities are affected equally. ...

It looks like the agriculture industry is starting to see pieces of the Biden Administration’s trade and foreign policy agenda. During his first speech this week as Secretary of State, Tony Blinken said U.S. trade and foreign policy are inseparable from domestic policy, and the Biden team will pursue them that way, putting labor protections and job security firs. ...

While the Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to approve Katherine Tai to become the next U.S. Trade Representative, Ag senator Chuck Grassley says the Biden trade agenda won’t likely become clear for months. The former Senate Finance Chair, said, as he sees it, Katherine Tai, will be confirmed well before President Biden’s trade agenda is clear. “Sh ...

The most recent U.S. Wheat Associates “Winter 2021 Wheat Supply and Demand Outlook” indicates the 2020-2021 marketing year set several records. For example, the USDA expects global wheat production to reach 773 million metric tons on increased annual production from some of the world’s top exporters. Steve Mercer, V ...

Farmer sentiment improved modestly in December. The CME Group/Purdue University index, released Tuesday, rose to a reading of 174, up seven points from November. December’s sentiment improvement still left the barometer nine points lower than in October. The ...

Pear Bureau Northwest's Kevin Moffitt talks about exports struggles during the pandemic. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

Despite the challenges before the farm community throughout Fiscal Year 2020, Ag export values have slightly trailed 2019 numbers. And USDA economist Bart Kenner noted it was obvious in August that for 2020 sales to meet USDA's target forecast of $135 billion Americans would need to have a very good September; and that's exactly what happened ...

The Washington Council on International Trade recently released a report taking a look at the issues and priorities that should be considered in a "post-brexit" free trade agreement between the U.S. and U.K. WCIT President Lori Otto Punke said there are a lot of macroeconomic questions still on the table ...

The United States has seen a lot of benefits from the Philippines’ growing demand for imported agricultural products. The USDA’s Foreign Ag Service says agricultural exports to the Philippines will reach a record of $3 billion by the end of this year as shipments continue to arrive. The U.S. c...

On Thursday, the House overwhelmingly passed implementing legislation for USMCA, sending the trade agreement to the Senate.  The vote came following a delay of more than a year to make changes and reach an agreement between House Democrats and the Trump administration.  On...