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Trump with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He April 4 2019

China issues new warning on tariff retaliation

08/22/19 2:11 PM By Bill Tomson

China on Thursday issued a stern new warning that it will be forced to retaliate if the U.S. follows through on a threat to levy new import tariffs, beginning Sept. 1.

DOC lowers duties on Argentina biodiesel

07/10/19 6:06 AM By Bill Tomson

The U.S. Department of Commerce has agreed to reduce the some of the U.S. duties on biodiesel shipped from Argentina, and that has U.S. soybean farmers upset.

US ag prepares for trade troubles with China

02/07/18 6:30 AM By Bill Tomson

China is the largest foreign buyer of U.S. agricultural commodities, and the Trump administration’s increasingly antagonistic trade tactics have farmers and ranchers here bracing for retaliation.

ITC: U.S. Biodiesel industry harmed by subsidized imports

12/06/17 5:55 AM By Spencer Chase

The International Trade Commission (ITC) voted unanimously that the U.S. biodiesel industry has been disadvantaged by imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, a move that could pave the way for countervailing duties to be put in place by the end of the year.

Commerce: Argentina, Indonesia unfairly subsidize biodiesel exports

11/15/17 6:25 AM By Sandra Cowherd

The Commerce Department has solidified its position that subsidies provided by Argentina and Indonesia for biodiesel exports to the U.S. are unfair.

Commerce Department levies countervailing duty on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel

08/22/17 5:15 PM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2017 – Subsidies provided for biodiesel production in Argentina and Indonesia run afoul of international trade rules, the U.S. Commerce Department ruled Tuesday when it slapped a countervailing duty on imports from the two countries.

Stakes are high as US-Mexico sugar negotiations continue

06/08/17 5:00 PM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017 – The preliminary deal that the U.S. and Mexico announced on Tuesday on Mexican sugar exports hasn’t halted negotiations or pressure from lawmakers and industry groups on the Commerce Department to alter the agreement as it was laid out to the public.

U.S., Chinese leaders announce progress on beef trade, biotech

05/11/17 10:01 PM By Sara Wyant and Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2017 – When President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping about a month ago, they agreed on a 100-day action plan to address trade barriers between the two countries. Now those discussions appear to be clearing the way for more U.S. beef and biotechnology.

US lawmakers support threat of duties on Mexican sugar

05/05/17 8:00 PM U By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2017 – The U.S. Commerce Department is playing hardball with Mexico over its sugar exports and U.S. lawmakers appreciate the tactics.

Agribusinesses seek delay in endangered species evaluations

04/20/17 5:00 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2017 - Three agribusinesses have asked the Interior and Commerce departments to stop analyzing the effects of three widely used organophosphate insecticides on endangered species, arguing that EPA evaluations provided to the agencies have overstated the risks of the chemicals to wildlife and that the process used by federal agencies to analyze the risks of pesticides to endangered species is deeply flawed.

Opinion: What do poor balance sheets, trade wars, Impossible Burgers and trial lawyers have in common?

I’m flat busted. My Missouri corn and soybean farm is bankrupt, financially incompetent, a lousy credit risk, upside down--you pick the financial euphemism for a balance sheet that is downright ugly. I’m still paying my bills on time and eating good, due to some profitable years in the recent past, but any honest appraisal of my farm’s future income and liabilities is dark indeed. Of course, if there is any comfort to be found in shared misery, every other producer of corn and soybeans in the U.S. is in the same position.

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Meet the Farm Hand

08.23.2019

Meet the Farm Hand: Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association

After many years at the helm of the Renewable Fuels Association, Bob Dinneen now finds himself in a new role. In this video, he talks about the changes he’s seen in the biofuels industry, the unique way he celebrated the passage of a critical energy law.