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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, March 23, 2025
U.S. ag groups flagged non-reciprocal tariff rates and trade barriers and weighed in on the design of new duties and what the U.S. should do with the revenue in submissions to trade officials.
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.
Trump's economic agenda could strengthen the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies, compounding an already challenging currency environment for U.S. exporters, economists say.
Brazilian corn producers could see record corn productivity in their summer season following favorable weather in growing regions, as analysts eye additional export opportunities for the sector under the Trump administration.
A group of House Republicans has appealed to President-elect Donald Trump to negotiate trade agreements that open new markets for U.S. cotton farmers during his second term.
In this opinion piece, Jeff Harrison, senior counsel for Combest, Sell & Associates, argues that economic assistance for farmers is urgently needed to avoid harming the broader economy and slowing down next year's congressional agenda.
President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on U.S. trade partners is worrisome, the head of the Agricultural Retailers Association told his group’s annual conference in Houston last week.
The second part of a three-part series on the impact of agricultural exports on the U.S. economy and the risks and promise for ag trade going forward: U.S. ag exports to China are falling year after year following a spike driven by the Phase One agreement. Brazil, meanwhile, is ramping up its trading relationship with China.
The European Union and the Mercosur countries have concluded negotiations on a long-anticipated trade deal that would cut tariffs and reduce trade barriers on a slate of agriculture products.
A raft of new trade and development deals inked by the Chinese and Brazilian governments on Wednesday, including agreements to boost several agriculture exports, indicates that Beijing is preparing for a Trump presidency, according to analysts.
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