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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The U.S. and India have announced officials will begin work on a trade deal that will reduce tariffs and other trade barriers for goods and services, as well as expand agricultural trade.
In an effort to save the Food for Peace program amid the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, farm-state Republicans have proposed to move the program to the Agriculture Department. But aid experts and USAID veterans say it would take USDA years to build the expertise it needs.
A new analysis from CoBank finds growing domestic consumption will have only modest effects on overall U.S. ethanol demand and says exports will drive industry growth.
The Senate is back in session this week with a key nomination for trade policy on senators’ to-do list, as well as the GOP budget resolution. Howard Lutnick’s nomination to be secretary of commerce is next in line for the Senate after the nomination of Kash Patel, the far more controversial pick to lead the FBI.
The Trump administration’s reciprocal tariff plan departs from established trade norms and could open new markets for U.S. agriculture, analysts say, but much depends on their implementation.
USDA finally has a new secretary, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing his MAHA priorities to the federal government as secretary of Health and Human Services.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that will pave the way for “reciprocal” tariffs on U.S. trading partners that subject U.S. exports to higher duty rates than their exporters face when selling into the U.S. market.