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…

In the days after signing an executive order delaying the implementation of reciprocal tariffs until Aug. 1 and sending 14 letters to countries warning them of new tariff rates, President Donald Trump has continued to release letters informing countries of new tariffs. On the platform Truth Social, Trump released letters…

Today, USDA released the July 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. 2025/2026 U.S. Ending Stocks In the report, USDA pegged 2025/2026 corn and wheat ending stocks lower month-over-month and lower than the average trade expectation while soybean ending stocks were increased month-over-month more than the average expecation.…

DAILY Bites A shrinking U.S. labor force driven by declining birth rates, lower immigration, and rising retirements is creating serious labor shortages, especially in rural areas. Economic pressure is mounting in agriculture, housing, and manufacturing, with rising home costs, weakening crop exports, and policy uncertainty straining rural development. Animal protein…

After 9 a.m. CT, December corn was down 1½¢ at $4.15 per bushel. November soybeans were down 5¾¢ at $10.08 per bushel. “Light pressure is being seen in the market [Friday] morning in low volume trade. Most activity is final positioning ahead of the WASDE report,” said Karl Setzer, partner…