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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.   “Congres...

Doug McKalip says he is busy in his role as Chief Agricultural Negotiator with the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office.  He recently noted that he has a host of priorities on his to-do list.   “The first focus would be on keeping markets we have open. A lot of work has been do...

More than 30 agribusinesses and farm organizations will visit Madrid, Spain, Tuesday through Friday this week, during a USDA trade mission.  Delegation members will engage directly with potential buyers from Spain and Portugal and receive in-depth market briefs from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service and industry trade experts and participate in site visits. Spain is the third-...

Biome Makers, a global ag tech leader in soil health analysis, recently received a $1.6 million grant from the European Union, to help answer the need for strong solutions around soil biology in agriculture.  The EU recognizes the importance of BeCrop, the company’s soil intelligence technology, and the environmental and socioeconomic impact it has on farmers.  The grant wil...

Earlier this week, Economic Research Service reported organic trade reached $3.4 billion in 2021.  Since 2011, there has been an uptick in the total value of imported organic products, partially because more products are being tracked and partially because more high-value organic products, such as blueberries and squash, are being imported into the United States.  The Uni...

The supply chain continues to be a challenge for Americans, not only when it comes to products coming into the United States, but goods heading out.  Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission said they continue to struggle when it comes to getting product overseas, despite red hot demand for U.S. potato...

International grain buyers are looking for different places to buy wheat and corn as a Russian invasion cut off Ukrainian supplies. Reuters said European Union producers like Romania and France are being used to cover some nearby shipments ...

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is welcoming the news that the U.S. and European Union have agreed to lift their ban on shellfish trade. The 2011 ban on selling bivalves to the EU has had a substantial impact on many coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest ...

The Russia-Ukraine conflict not only has the potential to harm U.S. Ag producers into the future, one senior Ag lawmaker says the tension has already had an impact on American farmers. “The way they’re getting caught in farming, but everybody else is being caught, with $90 a barrel oil or $100 a barrel oil, or it could be higher than $100 a barrel," said Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. "I