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The Trump administration has asked Beijing to delay a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping slated for the end of the month.

Corn, soybean and rice producers in regions prone to spring flooding are criticizing an Agriculture Department decision to eliminate buy-up coverage for prevented planting crop insurance.

Growers of rice and cotton will receive the highest per-acre payments from the $11 billion in bridge assistance funding announced earlier this month.

U.S. rice farmers, typically eclipsed by top domestic crops like corn, are getting face time with President Donald Trump. Now the question is whether that will help lead to the universal, uniform tariffs the industry seeks.  

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. and Japan have clinched a deal that would see the U.S. reduce its so-called reciprocal tariff rate in exchange for increased market access for rice and other agricultural products.

Senate Republicans have teed up a vote-a-rama today on possible amendments to their sweeping budget reconciliation bill.

The Biden administration is putting the finishing touches on its regulatory agenda ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. USDA is finalizing a rule barring poultry integrators from paying producers reduced rates in tournament ranking systems. The rule, being announced today, still allows for competitive bonuses.

Texas farmers will receive about 10% of the $9.7 billion in market relief payments that Congress authorized in its year-end funding bill, according to a University of Missouri analysis. Iowa, Illinois and Kansas will collectively receive another 25% of the total.