…Slater AEM is assessing the impact of Trump’s announcement last week that he would impose 25 percent import tariffs on steel and 10 percent import tariffs on aluminum. “President Trump…
New Study: RIN Price Cap for E15 RVP Waiver “Deal” Would Cut Ethanol Consumption and Trounce Corn Prices
…comes as President Trump met last week with ethanol and oil industry stakeholders, including members of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), to discuss the RFS and RINs. Sen. Ted Cruz…
No Tariff Exceptions for Canada/Mexico
…from pouring into the U.S.,” Trump says. “Tariffs on steel and aluminum only come off if a new and fair NAFTA is signed.” The Bloomberg report says it’s the latest…
Grain, Dairy Markets Worried About Trade War
Analysts are saying that President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could be hard on farmers. Farm Journal’s Ag Web Dot Com points out that, while…
Agri View: What is Going on with NAFTA?
…of agriculture. And, he is a farmer himself. It isn’t that the administration wants to dump NAFTA. They are looking for ways to improve it. But, most of the problem…
NCBA President Has Ambitious Goals for 2018
…for every fed animal in this country goes overseas,” Kester said. The Trump administration has been working on several different trade deals, with NAFTA being one of the most significant….
USDA Helps Cotton Producers Maintain, Expand Domestic Market
…the strong commitment and support by numerous Members of Congress, who have led letters and other efforts to build support within the Administration for this assistance. In addition, the support…
WTO Worried About Trade Wars Resulting from Trump Tariffs
The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is concerned about President Donald Trump’s plans to impose a tariff on both steel and aluminum imports into America. Director General Roberto…
European Union Will Hit Back Against U.S. Tariffs
…hit back against the steel and aluminum tariffs announced on Thursday by President Trump. The Commission says the 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent on aluminum will directly…
USTR Wants Renewal of Trade-Promotion Authority
…those discussions could be with Japan, Vietnam, and other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership if they’re interested. Politico quotes Lighthizer as saying, “The Trump administration will aggressively negotiate trade deals…
Perdue Reaffirms Support for Ethanol, RFS
…event that President Trump unequivocally supports the RFS, corn farmers, and ethanol. The biofuel industry and corn farmers are concerned that the secretary doesn’t understand the importance of Renewable Identification…
Ag Groups Concerned About Trade Retaliation
U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers were both very disappointed in the Trump Administration’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. A statement says…
Trump Will Impose New Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
After hosting what the White House initially called a “listening” session, President Donald Trump took American investors by surprise Thursday. Trump announced to the group attending the meeting that he…
U.S. Ag Pays the Price for Trade Disputes
…form of retaliatory tariffs. The report comes out as the Trump Administration makes a final decision on placing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. That would be on top of…