…U.S. Cotton Belt through July 28. With total cotton consumption estimated at 11.1 million bales in 2021-22, Pakistan is the third largest cotton-consuming country after China and India. This trade…
War in Ukraine Takes Increasing Toll in Food Inflation, Global Hunger
…efforts to reopen sea lanes it’s blocking, and to warn China not to back Moscow’s war effort. The NAFB contributed this story. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. War in…
American Port Access Privileges Act Seeks to ‘Restore Fairness’ at U.S. Ports
…States’ longstanding trade imbalance with countries like China.” Endorsed by the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, National Milk Producers Federation, and U.S. Dairy Export Council, the legislation would provide priority berthing to…
Bill Would Ban US Foes From Owning Farmland
Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran would be banned from owning U.S. agricultural land under legislation just advanced by a House panel. It was the second try for House appropriators…
More Than 40 Food and Agriculture Groups Call for Tariff Adjustment
…pork continues to face a 25 percent retaliatory duty on product going to China.” Apple exports have also experienced a decline of 19 percent since 2018, largely due to the…
Beef Export Values Continue Climbing with Strong Global Demand
…momentum is fueled by mainstay markets such as South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, demand is also very strong in China/Hong Kong and key Latin American markets, while exports to the…
Review of the 2020–21 California Citrus Season
…was 9% below the previous season. There were unprecedented challenges across the supply chain with transportation and shipping logistics. The China market failed to recover following the Trump era trade…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 04-20-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers how China’s trade policies have impacted global fertilizer markets, senators urging Secretary Vilsack…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 04-07-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show highlights optimism for relief coming for farm labor contractors, legislative efforts to hold China…
Factors Impacting Fertilizer Prices Moving Forward
…on Belarus, and China stepping away from the export market all contributed to the rising prices. Vice President and Senior RaboResearch Analyst for RaboAgrifinance, Roland Fumasi said there are multiple…
Ukraine Invasion Implications for American Agriculture
…There have already been substantial shifts in wheat futures trading since the fighting began. The inability of Ukraine to meet grain demands in markets such as China, Turkey, and Indonesia…
Biden’s State of the Union Address
…for the jobs of the future, we also need to level the playing field with China and other competitors.” Halvorson asked Fazili about the plan to make more products in…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 03-02-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the Biden Administration’s trade agenda focusing on China and the Indo-Pacific, California farmers’…
Prepare for a fruitful year
…2017, global manufacturing sources were experiencing extreme challenges. Demand for many imports started to outpace the ability to transport goods from places like China and India. These countries also imposed…