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The first 100 days of the 2nd Trump Administration have been a rollercoaster ride for the American Farmer, most notably lead by tariffs and trade wars.  The Administration has placed a variety of tariffs on some of the United States’ closest allies, China and others, leading to retaliatory tariffs.  While it has ...

Tariffs have been in the news much over the past two months.  The tariffs currently in place include a 145% tariff on goods coming from China as well as 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico.  This is on top of the 10% tariff for all other countries and territories.  In response, a va...

The U.S. Department of Commerce intends to withdraw from the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico.  Termination of the agreement will be in 90 days.  The Commerce Department said the agreement failed to protect U.S. tomato...

The Texas Department of Agriculture recently announced that the eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, according to the latest World Wildlife Fund survey.  The survey shows that the population wintering in central Mexico’s forest occupied 4.42 acres, up fr...

In today's Focus On Fruit, we get the latest from the Washington Apple Commission.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 

Grocery stores and gas pumps are important inflation indicators.  While inflationary concerns have been persistent in recent years, the back and forth regarding tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as the tariffs on Chinese goods, have prompted additional concerns about prices.   ...

China recently responded to the U.S. increasing tariffs by increasing retaliating against American imports, and now, Bejing has turned its attention to Canada.  China implemented tariffs on more than $2.6 billion worth of agricultural and food products from Canada.  Accordi...

It doesn’t take much movement in the milk markets to shake up the dairy economy.  Sarah Dorland, dairy economist with Seattle-based Ceres Dairy Risk Management, said a slight shift in the supply of dairy can move the markets in one direction or the other.   "...

Late Thursday, President Trump reversed course and postponed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods amid widespread concerns about the impact a broader trade war will have on the U.S. economy.  The Associated Press said the announcement was made shortly after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had said tariffs on both Canada and Mexico would likely be delayed.  Th...

Earlier this week, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden took to the Senate floor to call for passage of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Act.   Wyden said the legislation clarifies that that the President’s emergency powers can’t be used levy tariffs.   “Donald Trump cal...