Trade

Enjoy the weekend because there’s a huge week ahead on the trade front. President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariffs and also make a decision on the scope of existing tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will visit Vietnam, Japan, India, Peru, Brazil, and the United Kingdom this year, USDA said Friday. 

President Donald Trump is announcing new tariffs on U.S. car and truck imports — and they may have implications for agriculture. The announcement of the 25% tariff comes just days before Trump is set to unveil “reciprocal” duties on U.S. trade partners.

Multiple agricultural sectors are appealing to USTR for exemptions from proposals to increase costs for Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports to spur domestic shipbuilding. 

The European Union is looking to streamline some agricultural regulations using a framework, dubbed a "Competitiveness Compass," to advance reforms aimed at deregulating new genomic techniques, while also seeking to simplify the implementation of the EU's anti-deforestation rules. 

The U.S.’ window of opportunity to secure a trade deal with the United Kingdom could soon shrink, a trade policy analyst told lawmakers on Tuesday, as the Labour government mulls closer alignment with the European Union.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins teased on Friday that she will have a major announcement involving farmers coming soon. Rollins posted on X an interview with Fox News in which she expressed confidence that farmers overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump even though they knew they might be harmed by retaliatory tariffs.

Congressional Republicans return from a one-week recess under pressure to reach agreement on a budget reconciliation plan, while the Trump administration will listen to concerns about its push to promote domestic shipbuilding.

The White House issued an executive order to boost domestic production of a slate of minerals – including potash – but an industry analyst thinks the efforts are misplaced.

A Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, Florida Rep. Kat Cammack, says it’s “absolutely feasible” to put parts of the farm bill in a budget reconciliation measure, but that it probably couldn't happen until fiscal 2026.