American food and agriculture groups are calling for a full 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA).
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American agriculture groups call for full renewal of CUSMA trade deal
China to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this season, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of American soybeans during the current season through January and has committed to buying 25 million tons annually for the next three years as part of a larger trade agreement with Beijing.
China buys U.S. soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say
China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
The U.S. corn crop could be the biggest ever. That’s terrible news for America’s farmers.
The USDA predicts a record corn crop for U.S. farmers, who question the agency’s accuracy amidst high debt and low crop prices.
U.S. agricultural trade in a widening deficit, study shows
U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports and the deficit is expected to worsen, according to a study from the University of Illinois.
Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data
U.S. data vital to global grain and soybean trading has gone dark during the country’s federal government shutdown, leaving commodity traders and farmers without crop production estimates, export sales data and market reports during the peak of the autumn harvest.
Trump bailout for trade-hit U.S. farmers expected this week
The Trump administration is expected to announce a plan as soon as Tuesday to bail out U.S. farmers stung by trade disputes and big harvests, with the initial outlay potentially totaling up to $15 billion (C$20.9 billion), according to sources familiar with the matter.
U.S. to support soybean farmers amid China lag, expect news Tuesday, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday the federal government would support American farmers in light of China’s refusal to buy U.S. soybeans amidst a trade war between the countries.
Under Trump, U.S. cedes its share of China’s beef market to Australia
Australian beef has replaced U.S. supply in China since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
USDA plan to rebuild beef herd will not include producer payments, says farm secretary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing a plan to revitalize the decimated U.S. beef herd, but will not offer payments to producers, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday.
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