Articles Tagged with ''China''

Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee are seeking a meeting with President Donald Trump as soon as possible about the situation in farm country. That’s according to committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who spoke to reporters Monday.

President Donald Trump will meet this afternoon with House and Senate leaders about avoiding a government shutdown.

We’ve wrapped up a newsy, annual Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City. Our headliner, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, made news in several ways.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will address the annual Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City, Missouri, today during this pivotal moment in time for U.S. agriculture.

Chinese buyers are still avoiding U.S. soybeans and other commodities, a move many analysts see as Beijing's effort to maximize leverage in ongoing trade discussions. Absent a political settlement, many fear a revival of Chinese purchases could still be several months away.

President Donald Trump and senior administration officials head to the United Kingdom today for the president’s second state visit to the sovereign state.

House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson is stepping back from saying that tariff revenue could be used for emergency farm aid. He also thinks the final price tag for the aid, however it’s funded, could be north of $20 billion.

The Agriculture Department projected Thursday the U.S. agricultural trade deficit would narrow in fiscal 2026 despite an expected plunge in sales to China, which has yet to reach a trade deal with President Donald Trump. The deficit is expected to decline because imports are projected to drop even more than exports. 

The American Soybean Association is asking President Trump to make a trade deal with China, warning that what has long been the biggest export market for U.S. soy doesn’t have a single order in for this fall’s harvest.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to extend a deadline for higher tariffs on Chinese exports until November. U.S. and Chinese officials had agreed to end tit-for-tat tariff escalations in May, after duty rates from both sides reached triple digits.