We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Terms and Cookie Policy
Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
President Donald Trump is doubling down on his assertion that new tariffs could hit next month. He told reporters Tuesday that China may also face new duties on Feb. 1. Meanwhile, U.S. trade partners reiterated that they’re ready to respond quickly and forcefully.
Some are eying a trade deal with China inked during Trump’s first term as a tool to protect farmers from export losses triggered by retaliatory tariffs. But experts argue that absent new negotiations, enforcement options are limited.
Taxpayer support for disaster aid for farmers remains significantly higher than it is for making payments to farmers as compensation for lower prices, and support for trade compensation is increasing, according to a quarterly survey.
President Donald Trump has wasted little time making news on the trade front. He told reporters Monday night he expects to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico a week from Saturday.
President Donald Trump took office for the second time Monday, declaring that the “golden age of America begins right now,” and laying out top policy priorities that include raising tariffs, reclaiming the Panama Canal, securing the southern border and ending the “Green New Deal.”
USDA has requested adjustments to Mexican facilities set up to screen cattle exports to the U.S. for the New World Screwworm, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told his Mexican counterpart in a letter obtained by Agri-Pulse.
Lindberg, a former Export-Import Bank official, is a senior fellow at Brooke Rollins' America First Policy Institute and the son-in-law of Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
Treasury Secretary-designate Scott Bessent told lawmakers in his confirmation hearing that he would protect U.S. farmers from any tariff retaliation by pushing China to live up to its purchasing commitments under the phase one deal.
More Senate confirmation hearings are on tap today. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head EPA, former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, will appear before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, selected to be interior secretary, will testify before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.