Articles Tagged with ''Brazil''

China made its biggest one-day purchase of U.S. soybeans since January amid expectations that trade relations between Washington and Beijing will continue to improve. 

The Agriculture Department has agreed to enroll 2.2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program this year out of the 2.5 million acres offered by landowners under all three program signups. The National Corn Growers Association is calling for heightened transparency from agricultural input companies as it releases a new study that shows U.S. farmers paying substantially more for seeds and pesticides than their counterparts in Brazil. 

A new report from the National Corn Growers Association shows U.S. farmers are paying much more for farm inputs like seeds and pesticides than their biggest rivals in Brazil. 

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative heard testimony Monday on its proposal to exempt beef from a proposed 25% tariff on Brazilian imports as part of the Trump administration’s goal to reduce prices.

Key nitrogen fertilizer prices are falling as the world waits to see if a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal will hold. Even in the best-case scenario, it will take time to get facilities back up and fully running, says Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Alexis Maxwell. 

The Agriculture Department is putting $105 million into 40 research projects aimed at better equipping the U.S. to combat the spread of New World screwworm, the agency says. The National Corn Growers Association and 15 state corn organizations are calling on USDA to fund research supporting the full value of corn as a driver of new market opportunities and farm revenue.

The U.S. Trade Representative is proposing a 25% tariff on a wide range of Brazilian goods following an investigation into the nation's trade practices.