Summit in D.C. How that Weighs on Trade

Ag markets are keeping a close eye on Washington as President Trump and President Zelensky meet in D.C.—with concerns about what could happen if the summit doesn’t move forward. Traders are also watching the stalled trade talks
ASA Urges President Trump to Prioritize China Trade as Farmers Face Crisis

August 19, 2025. Washington, D.C. The American Soybean Association is urging President Trump to prioritize soybeans in U.S.-China trade talks, warning that retaliatory tariffs are shutting American farmers out of their largest export market going into the 2025
Secretary Rollins Blocks Taxpayer Dollars for Solar Panels on Prime Farmland

(Lebanon, TN, August 19, 2025) – Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Senator Marsha Blackburn, Senator Bill Hagerty, Representative John Rose, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden,
RFA Supports U.S. Investigation of ‘Punitive’ Brazil Trade Practices

Brazil’s punitive ethanol tariff regime and restrictive regulations demonstrate that the country is clearly not committed to fair and reciprocal trade in ethanol, the Renewable Fuels Association said in comments sent Monday evening to the U.S. Trade Representative, which
Agricultural Exports Pace Lagging

Tidbits earlier this year compared U.S. agricultural exports to a thoroughbred horse and said bettors would be upset because the horse stumbled out of the gate in the first quarter. Exports were down 5% in the first quarter