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According to Bloomberg, there are thousands of containers of frozen pork, chicken, and beef, all sitting in major Chinese ports because of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.  Transportation disruptions and labor shortages are reportedly slowing operations down drastically.  Pe...

Even though the first trade deal with China has been signed, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said he still expects U.S. farmers to get a third-round of 2019 trade aid payments.  USDA hasn’t officially announced if and when the farmers would get those payments.   P...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggests the Senate will vote on USMCA this week.  Bloomberg News expects a vote Thursday, as the Senate committees required to sign off on the implementing legislation are doing so quickly.  However, a final vote has not been confirmed.   ...

While farmer frustration with the Trump Administration continues to grow because of the trade war with China, he still seems to have their support.  Bloomberg says support for the president bounced back this year, with 67% of farmers in a Farm Futures Survey saying they’ll support his re-election in 2020.  That num...