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Foreign retaliation against American agriculture over President Trump’s tariffs was a key immediate concern at a Senate hearing on the farm economy.  Farm leaders had many concerns amid a farm economy in trouble, including the lack of a new farm bill, expiring tax breaks, labor shortages, and access to pesticides.  But perhaps n...

U.S. dock workers and port operators reported Thursday that they had reached a tentative deal, immediately ending the crippling three-day strike that shut down shipping on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast.  American Farm Bureau Economist Danny Munch said while the strike was only three-days in length, the impact on trade has already been felt. He said ...

How are the wheat figures looking internationally?   "The September 30th Stocks Report reported a little bit higher stocks than a lot of folks expected," said Acting World AG Outlook Board Chair, Chair Mark Jekanowski.  "So that caused us to have to raise our beginning stocks estimate slightly. We also ...

How are the wheat figures looking internationally?   "The September 30th Stocks Report reported a little bit higher stocks than a lot of folks expected," said Acting World AG Outlook Board Chair, Chair Mark Jekanowski.  "So that caused us to have to raise our beginning stocks estimate slightly. We also ...

Argentina is closing in on an agreement to send exports of beef to the United States for the first time in nearly 20 years.  Reuters reports the agreement, expected to be signed within days, would simultaneously open beef imports to both countries.   ...

As of Sunday, Canada has placed higher tariffs on U.S. beef imports.  Kent Bacus, NCBA Director of International Trade and Market Access, says Canada has finally followed through on actions it’s been threatening for months.   “Canada has followed through on a threat to slap a tariff on $170 million worth of U.S. beef products in direct...

Cuba’s agriculture minister says the country wants to increase food production to cut food imports in half.  Cuba currently imports $2 billion of food per year, but it needs medium and long-term credit to buy U.S. equipment to achieve that goal of cutting food imports in half, according to the Hagstrom Report.   C...