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Monday, October 02, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump dueled for attention as they flipped pork chops and greeted Iowans at the Iowa State Fair this weekend, while a slate of other challengers for the presidency highlighted their own platforms.
In a ritual that takes place every four years, presidential candidates have swooped into the Iowa State Fair to mingle with the throngs, and craft their pitches to the state's voters while occasionally addressing rural and agriculture issues that seldom get mentioned later in the campaign.
There were fears that even though U.S. ag exports to China were rising after the countries agreed to a trade war détente during the Trump administration, the U.S. might never recover its pre-trade war share of China’s imports.
The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is defending Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's usage of the Commodity Credit Corp. account and says Congress should "absolutely not" impose new restrictions.
Battles for key farm-state seats in Congress are taking shape after primaries this spring, but there several intraparty fights still to be decided in coming weeks in states such as Missouri, Minnesota and Washington.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered sharp criticism Wednesday of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, promising to “reconfigure” the import taxes even as her department continues a review.
With the 2022 midterm elections fast approaching, Republicans have their eyes set on capturing the House – and potentially the Senate – for the first time since 2016, while Democrats seek to hold onto control of at least one chamber.
The 2019 version of the Trump administration’s Market Facilitation Program overestimated trade damages and was marked by regional payment disparities among farmers growing the same crops, according to an investigation by the Government Accountability Office.
President Joe Biden’s effort to amass partners for challenging China is taking shape, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is working to rekindle ties with historical allies such as Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom while forging new bonds with countries such as India and Vietnam.
