Mike Dorning
2021 Farm Exports to China Will Approach Record
Soybeans are unloaded from a grain wagon during harvest in Wyanet, Ill. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
The value of U.S. farm exports to China will touch $31.5 billion in the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30, the highest ever, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Feb. 18 in a report.
February 18, 2021Farms Face Long-Term Losses From Trump Trade War, Group Warns
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U.S. farmers and agribusinesses face a rising threat of long-term losses in export sales as President Donald Trump’s trade war with China continues, Boston Consulting Group warned in a report.
October 9, 2019Majority of Trade Aid Went to Biggest Farms, Study Finds
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More than half of the Trump administration’s trade war aid for farmers went to just 10% of the recipients in the program, according to analysis of payments by an environmental organization.
July 30, 2019Pork Producers, Corn Growers Urge Trump to Reverse on Mexico Tariffs
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The U.S. National Pork Producers Council urged President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to impose new tariffs on Mexico over illegal immigration.
May 31, 2019Farmers Fear China Trade Deal Will Fail to Erase Retaliatory Tariffs
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Some U.S. farm groups fear that President Donald Trump’s terms for easing his trade war with China risk leaving large swaths of American agriculture worse off than before the conflict began.
April 15, 2019Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline in Win for Environmentalists
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President Obama rejected TransCanada Corp.’s bid to build the Keystone XL pipeline, ending seven years of debate over an infrastructure project that swelled into one of the most contentious environmental issues of his presidency.
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