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From March 2025 to February 2026, U.S. ag exporters lost $14.9 billion in sales to China on an annualized basis due to Chinese tariff retaliation, a new study finds, with soybeans accounting for almost half of the losses. The figure dwarfs the losses recorded in the first year of U.S-China trade tensions in President Donald Trump’s first term. A new analysis from economists at...
China commits to at least $17 billion in ag buys a year, alongside soybean pledge, White House says
China will buy at least $17 billion in U.S. agricultural commodities each year for the next three years – on top of preexisting commitments on soybeans – as part of a deal struck during President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, according to the White House. In addition to those purchases, the administration separately secured commitments to revive poultry and beef exports. The $17 billion...
USDA expects smallest wheat crop in decades, less corn, more soybeans
In its first estimates for the 2026-2027 marketing year, the Agriculture Department is anticipating a steep drop in U.S. wheat supplies, as well as a decrease in corn, but higher prices for both corn and soybeans as demand for biofuels grows. USDA unveiled its first outlook for 2026-2027 in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report Tuesday. The department...
SNAP stocking standards require more variety on store shelves
Food retailers will have to offer more varieties of staple foods in four categories – protein, grains, dairy, and fruits and vegetables – in order to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under a new rule made public today. Stores must now offer seven varieties in each of the four categories, and at least three units of each variety, or 84 total items, on their...
Opinion: Agriculture can’t sit out the food fight
Last week, a Supreme Court fight over pesticide liability collided head-on with farm bill politics in the House. It’s a legal dispute for the ages on its own, but it quickly became something much bigger. Stalled momentum on a must-pass piece of legislation exposed a deeper truth — agriculture and food policy are no longer in separate silos. At the center of that shift is a growing...
Senate Ag schedules fertilizer hearing
As fertilizer prices stay stubbornly high, the Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled a hearing next week focused on the supply and affordability of commercial crop nutrients. The hearing, titled “Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers,” is slated for Tuesday, May 12, at 3 p.m. One witness is Corey...
Senate farm bill markup could come in late May as fault lines take shape
All eyes are shifting to the Senate following the House passage of a farm bill Thursday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman, R-Ark., is targeting the end of May or early June for a bill markup as Democrats prepare for fights on pesticides and food assistance. The House “going ahead and passing something was really helpful to us,” Boozman told Agri-Pulse at the Capitol...
Corn Growers Tackle Rising Fertilizer Costs
By Lesly McNitt Spring has sprung in the nation’s capital. The sun is shining. Plants and flowers are blooming. Weekend marathons are happening across the city. Yet the discussions taking place in the halls of power here are a reminder that all is not rosy across the country and around the world. As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, and the Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed,...
Trump administration split on lifting phosphate tariffs
Discussions are ongoing within the Trump administration on whether to lift countervailing duties (CVDs) applied to Moroccan and Russian fertilizer imports, with the Agriculture Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative divided over how to proceed. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden is supportive of the idea, according to three people familiar with the situation...
API and farm groups push new E15 plan; corn lobby blasts foes
As the lobbying push for year-round E15 heats up anew, the National Corn Growers Association is calling out oil companies for what NCGA calls “greedy actions” that are stalling pro-ethanol legislation in Congress. The criticism comes as the corn growers group, American Petroleum Institute and other farm and fuel organizations urged all members of Congress in an open...