Producers who suffered losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can begin applying for disaster aid payments through the package Congress passed in December. The program, referred to as the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program, will be administered in two stages. The first application stage begins this week for producers with…
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1. Wheat Futures Lower; Corn, Beans Little Changed Wheat futures were lower in overnight trading, and corn and soybeans were little changed ahead of today’s supply and demand reports from the USDA. Higher wheat stocks are possible in today’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the agency…
Some farm-state lawmakers are eyeing potential opportunities for the U.S. agricultural sector should President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose steep new tariffs on Brazil. The president shared a letter to Truth Social on Wednesday addressed to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that outlined new 50%…
By Ryan Hanrahan Bloomberg’s Ilena Peng, Dayanne Sousa, and Mariana Durao reported that “President Donald Trump’s unexpected move to threaten a 50% tariff on Brazil risks roiling global commodity markets, disrupting trade on everything from beef to coffee.” “The U.S. is Brazil’s second-largest trading partner, trailing only China. But while the…
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a citation against Tyson Foods’ Keystone Foods subsidiary following a fatal boiler explosion and fire at its poultry processing plant in Camilla, Georgia, in December 2024. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Keystone Foods for a serious violation and proposed a penalty…
President Donald Trump said Thursday evening that Canada will face higher duties for some products beginning next month due to the Canadian government’s decision to retaliate against U.S. duties applied earlier this year. He also took the opportunity to reiterate his call for greater market access for U.S. dairy producers.…
The Trump administration has postponed implementation of a new round of tariffs until Aug. 1, following an executive order issued this week by President Donald Trump aimed at giving trade negotiations more time to wrap up. The reciprocal tariffs — initially announced in April — had been on a 90-day…
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In the days after signing an executive order delaying the implementation of reciprocal tariffs until…
By Christian Valencia and Nick Paulson The H-2A program allows eligible…
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