Articles Tagged with ''trade policy''

In a pair of social media posts Wednesday, President Donald Trump shot back at U.S. cattle producers, who have criticized his proposal to use Argentinian beef imports to lower U.S. consumer prices.

The partial government shutdown drags into another week with no end in sight, and Senate Democrats are likely to force another vote on President Donald Trump’s tariff policy even as his administration continues discussions with China. The Senate Ag Committee will take up the Grain Standards Reauthorization Act and more. 

The partial government shutdown that has forced the furlough of half USDA’s workforce, including most of the field staff that directly serves farmers, is dragging into another week and may delay the announcement of an emergency farm aid package.

President Donald Trump wants to use tariff revenue to bail out farmers harmed by his trade policy,  but experts say he’ll need help from Congress to do that, and GOP lawmakers are working on lifting key restrictions.

Tight labor supplies and President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies are increasing financial pressure on producers of a wide range of specialty crops, producers say.

The Senate confirmed Luke Lindberg on Saturday night to be the Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs. 

Higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs that were unveiled on April 2 but postponed for 90 days to allow breathing room for negotiations are set to snap back into place on Friday. The Senate Ag Committee holds a hastily arranged hearing on Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins' sweeping plan to reorganize the department.

Senate Republicans are planning to put the first fiscal 2026 appropriations bills on the floor this week, testing Democrats over the GOP's successful rescission of $9 billion worth of FY25 spending. A key Agriculture Committee nominee also will get a confirmation hearing this week.

When an opportunity recently arose to visit my husband’s Canadian cousins in Calgary, I jumped at it. While I wanted to meet his relatives, visit Canada for the first time and see the majesty of the Canadian Rockies, I was most excited to visit the grocery store. In 2024, Canada was both the second-largest exporter of agricultural products to the U.S., representing 19% of all American agricultural imports, and the second-largest destination of U.S. agricultural exports at 17% of the total. 

Senate Republicans will try to put the final touches on their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill during a work week shortened by the Juneteenth holiday, while trade discussions are expected to be on the agenda as President Donald Trump and Treasury Scott Bessent attend the G7 meeting this week in the Canadian Rockies.