With many investors confident that the worst of the banking situation is behind us, oil prices are moving higher. West Texas Crude prices increased roughly $4 in the past week, trading in the low-to-mid $70 per barrel range, which means gasoline prices are likely not far behind before moving up. Despite...
Both parties challenged U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai repeatedly on the administration’s failure to negotiate market-opening free trade deals and even pursuing a ‘go-it-alone’ policy without consulting lawmakers on trade.
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It’s been a downward week for oil prices, with prices dropping roughly $10 per barrel in the past seven days. West Texas Crude was trading in the mid-$60 range in Monday’s action. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy said last week, oil investors were concerned about the health of the U.S. economy. He noted that conc...
America’s top food and ag organizations representing thousands of farmers, ranchers, producers, and workers sent a letter to Congress recently urging action to improve ag exports. More than 50 of the most influential food and ag groups urged lawmakers to pass Trade Promotion Authority. TPA is regula
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The U.S. Meat Export Federation recently announced the speaker lineup and registration details for its 2023 Spring Conference, set for May 24-26 in Minneapolis, MN. The opening general session will feature USMEF's senior staff from the Asia Pacific region, who will discuss emerging issues in key Asian markets, including how the removal of many COVID restrictions could provide momentum for the reg
Oil prices continue to soften, not on news from China, not because of the on-going war in Ukraine, but concerns over the U.S. economy. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy said investors are concerned about everything from Wall Street to Main Street.
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Oil prices giving up some of the gains that were made last week, trading slightly lower, just below $80 per barrel in Monday’s action. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy said the Chinese economy is tamping down on those prices, after last week’s mini rally. DeHaan noted that c...
A former U.S. national security advisor recently told the House select panel investigating the Chinese Communist Party that the CCP may be infiltrating Midwest U.S. farm interests. And, it didn’t start with a Chinese spy balloon. H.R. McMaster...
The Ag economist for the Washington State Department of Agriculture says 2023 is shaping up to be a good year for the farm economy across the Evergreen state. Madi Roy says the Washington farm economy is fairly stable right now, but many are proceeding with caution. One of ...