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The U.S. and the European Union plan to settle the dispute about longstanding steel and aluminum tariffs by November 1. Capital Press says it’s good news for America’s steel industry, and that indirectly is good news for agriculture. Conversati ...

The National Foreign Trade Council last week re-launched the Tariff Reform Coalition. The coalition is a broad alliance of business and agriculture groups substantially harmed by the import tariffs imposed by the previous Administration. The group urges the rollback of Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs, saying the tariffs "are causing serious damage to those already struggling ... Read Mo

The Biden administration has said on multiple occasions they will change the American trade policy in place over the past four years. However, Brian Kuehl of Farmers for Free Trade said doing so will take time. “We certainly are hopeful. We d ...

Americans for Free Trade, which includes the group Farmers for Free Trade, recently sent a letter to president-elect Joe Biden, asking him to remove the tariffs that President Trump placed on Chinese imports. “Finding a way to remove the tariffs while creating an effective new, multilaterally-supported approach to China trade issues would provide an immediate economic boost to U.S. co ... Read Mor

Many in farming community are wondering what the future holds under a Joe Biden Administration, especially when it comes to trade. Randy Russell, former USDA Undersecretary, is currently the President of the Russell Group in Arlington, VA ...

The European Union said earlier this week it will impose tariffs on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services, including some agricultural imports. The move comes out of a dispute over U.S. assistance for Boeing, which is a bitter rival to Europe’s Airbus. Euro ...

Previous reports have suggested administration officials were considering suspending tariffs to stimulate the U.S. economy. However, the top trade adviser for the White House, Peter Navarro, said the Trump administration isn’t considering that right now. ...

Phil Hogan, the new Trade Commissioner for the European Union, was in Washington, D.C., last week and spoke about the tense relationship between the EU and the U.S.  According to the New York Times, Hogan promises to “robustly defend” European interests as he justified the European position on trade disagreements with the U.S. over airplane...

A Chinese delegation will travel to Washington, D.C. next week to join President Trump in signing the phase one trade agreement between the two nations.  The South China Morning Post reports China’s trade delegation plans to travel to the U.S. on Janu...

When news broke about the Phase One trade deal between the U.S. and China, it made the soybean industry especially happy.  But a Bloomberg report says don’t forget about wheat, which could also be a big winner in the agreement.   Speculation is rising that China will work to fill its wheat-buying quota as part of the agreement.  That will lik...