Articles Tagged with ''trade''

USDA today announced details for roughly half of the long-awaited $12 billion aid package of payments and market support to help producers impacted by ongoing trade disputes with China, Mexico, the European Union, Turkey and other countries.

The USDA appears to be on track to unveil on Friday details of a $12 billion assistance plan for farmers hurt by the international blowback from President Donald Trump’s trade battles with China, Mexico, the European Union, Turkey and elsewhere.

China’s Commerce Ministry announced today it will soon be sending a trade delegation to the U.S. ahead of an escalation in tariffs, many of which are taking a toll on U.S. agriculture exports.

The USDA announced today it will be buying up to $50 million worth of fluid milk in an effort to bring financial relief to the dairy industry, which is suffering from high production and foreign trade tariffs.

Good news – ethanol exports are up 33 percent so far this year.

As U.S. leaders pledge to increase tariff rates on Chinese products and the Asian giant plans to retaliate, more farmers are asking: “How do tariffs really work?”

China today promised to strike back once again over a planned escalation of U.S. import taxes. The Chinese Finance Ministry announced it will increase tariffs on an additional $60 billion worth of U.S. products if the U.S. follows through with a plan to add tariffs to $200 billion of Chinese goods by September.

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue was adamant in his comments to reporters today that the myriad ag issues that separate the U.S. and European Union be negotiated in upcoming trade talks, but EU officials again said that wouldn’t happen.

I’m going to focus on some different issues today. Trade is in the spotlight.