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The American Soybean Association is calling for the Trump Administration to prioritize soybean exports in upcoming trade talks with China. The ASA called for these additional purchases of soybeans in a letter to the White House with the additional request of removing the remaining 10% retaliatory tariff on U.S. imports into China. ASA President Scott Metzger said, “Farmers continue to …
A group of agricultural organizations is asking for more help in the agricultural area as planting season begins in earnest all across America. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent fuel and fertilizer prices skyrocketing and farmers are bothered being strained in a foreign farm economy that already had its back against the wall due to record inflation, trade uncertainty, rapidly declining …
International trade played a powerful role in shaping agriculture in early America. Long before the United States became a global agricultural powerhouse, colonial farmers and traders were already responding to international markets. In the early 1700s, demand from Europe for both natural resources and food helped drive economic growth across several regions of the American colonies. From the booming fur …
Labor issues at that JBS beef plant in Colorado plowed an otherwise positive beef trade in our review. Beef packer margins improving here last week. By the way, happy St. Patrick’s Day. The Irish and friends of Irish, heavy consumers of beef and various beverages as well. But spring coming up here at the end of the week, and that consumer demand we …
The Trump Administration has been implementing Rapid Response Trade Missions as part of a strategy to bolster foreign trade discussions. Recently Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg completed a trade mission with US Agricultural Producers in Guatemala where he highlighted the efforts and benefits of these missions. Lindberg said, ”Undersecretary Luke Lindberg here in Guatemala City, leading …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been implementing “Rapid-Response Trade Missions” as part of their two-pronged strategy to boost U.S. agricultural exports and the agricultural economy for producers. We sat down with Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg to learn how these missions are helping to support agricultural trade. Under Secretary Lindberg said, “A lot of …
Strait of Hormuz Bottlenecks: Global Energy and Fertilizer Trade at Risk The global energy and agricultural markets are facing renewed uncertainty as Operation Epic Fury continues in Iran. The Southeast AgNet’s recent Bottom Line report highlights growing concerns over shipping disruptions in the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz. This vital waterway plays a major role in international trade, especially for …
With the reduction in the estimated Agricultural trade deficit that was recently announced, we sat down with Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg to learn what factors were impacting this reduction. Under Secretary Lindberg said, “You know, we’ve had really some significant progress across not only a number of different markets around the world, where we’ve had …
With the reduction in the estimated agricultural trade deficit that was recently announced, we sat down with Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg to learn what factors were impacting this reduction. Under Secretary Lindberg said, “You know, we’ve had really some significant progress across not only a number of different markets around the world, where we’ve had …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced progress toward correcting the trade deficit to a trade surplus for agriculture and we had the opportunity to sit down with Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg to get more details. Under Secretary Lindberg said, “We are excited to be announcing progress, right? So our goal is to get back …
