U.S.-China tensions are escalating, but President Donald Trump is expressing new satisfaction with the "phase one" trade deal amid rising Chinese purchases of U.S. corn, soybeans and sorghum.

The latest snapshot of California agriculture reveals that the 69,400 farms and ranches across the Golden State generated almost $50 billion in cash receipts from over 400 commodities.

There’s no immediate relief in sight for American farmers, as corn stocks remain large and increased demand for U.S. crops remains elusive, ag economist Dan Basse of AgResource told attendees of the American Seed Trade Association conference in Chicago Tuesday.

USDA's latest trade forecast projects higher exports and imports for 2020

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Bayer and crop protection groups are criticizing a decision by Vietnam to ban the use of glyphosate in the country, a growing market for U.S. farm goods.