Farmers
As China Halts US Soy Purchases, ‘Unknown’ Buyers Step Up
Soybeans being harvested on a farm (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
While China announced it has halted imports of American soybeans, a mysterious buyer has stepped up. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Aug. 7 a sale of 165,000 metric tons of the oilseed to “unknown destinations.”
August 7, 2019Farm Suppliers Absorb Trade, Weather Blows Better Than Expected
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News
So far, the unprecedented trade and weather disruptions that are roiling American farmers aren’t stopping their suppliers from raking in profits.
July 30, 2019Majority of Trade Aid Went to Biggest Farms, Study Finds
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
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, 2019US to Roll Out $16 Billion in Farm Aid for China Trade War
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to roll out an additional $16 billion in aid to farmers hurt by the Trump administration’s trade war with China, with payments to begin next month.
July 25, 2019Corn in Recovery Mode With Summer Weather Here
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
After a cold, soggy start to the season, it’s finally feeling like summer in the Midwest, and corn fields are recovering. A turn toward warmer weather should be beneficial for the battered crop, and government data signal that conditions are starting to bottom out.
July 9, 2019Midwest Deluge Spurs Cut in US Estimate for Soybean Acreage
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
The spring deluge in the Midwest and Great Plains spurred a cut in the U.S. forecast for soybean acreage, a bigger reduction than analysts expected.
June 28, 2019Surging Corn Prices Put US Wheat Back in the Feed Trough
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
A looming shortfall in U.S. corn production after a historical spat of wet weather means wheat is back on the menu at cattle feedlots in the southern Plains.
June 26, 2019US-Mexico Showdown Puts $45 Billion Food Trade in Crosshairs
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News
Meat and grains, fruits, vegetables and even sugar. These are the dinner-table goods that are regularly imported back and forth between Mexico and the United States.
June 5, 2019Grain Farmers Besieged by Trade Threats, Unrelenting Rain
Flooding is taking place across the midwest and southern regions of the U.S. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
There has never been a spring planting season like this one. Rivers topped their banks. Levees were breached. Fields filled with water and mud. And it kept raining.
June 3, 2019China Puts US Soy Buying on Hold as Tariff War Escalates
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
China, the world’s largest soybean buyer, has put purchases of American supplies on hold after the trade war between Washington and Beijing escalated, according to people familiar with the matter.
May 30, 2019