Items Tagged with 'Sorghum'

A top USDA official says the Trump administration is still evaluating the need for trade assistance payments to farmers. “If we do something, when we do something, we want it to be reflective of what’s actually happening in the marketplace,” Richard Fordyce, USDA’s undersecretary for farm production and conservation, says in an interview for this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers. 

Other commodities are hoping the final deal features targeted measures for them as well, as the administration tells industry it is still pushing for additional ag market access.

The Trump administration defended its plan to partially fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November after receiving swift criticism from Democrats and anti-hunger groups.

Top U.S. trade officials meet their Chinese counterparts today in Malaysia as the U.S. tries to resolve ongoing tensions and advance negotiations ahead of a leaders’ meeting next week.

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.

U.S. exports are set to face new competition from Brazilian sorghum in the Chinese market, with some analysts estimating shipments from Brazil could begin picking up as soon as September. 

As populations begin to fall in key export markets, U.S. soybean and sorghum producers are particularly exposed to shrinking demand and export losses, a new analysis from Terrain finds.

In this opinion piece, Jeff Harrison, senior counsel for Combest, Sell & Associates, argues that economic assistance for farmers is urgently needed to avoid harming the broader economy and slowing down next year's congressional agenda. 

In this joint opinion piece, Reps. Clay Higgins and Michael Cloud, in collaboration with Reps. Barry Moore, and Lauren Boebert, argue that Congress needs to provide immediate economic assistance to farmers.