Imports

NCBA is poised to seize upon a promising opportunity: bolstering trade relations with the United Kingdom.
Mark McHargue addresses artificial intelligence in agriculture, the Farm Bill, and the fertilizer supply chain.
The Fertilizer Institute says we are headed into a more normal market period in terms of fertilizer prices.
Weather is having a big effect on soy and corn production in Brazil. Here’s what it means for the U.S. markets, according to experts.
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to escalate, it is having a measurable effect on oil prices as well as interrupting maritime trade on the Red Sea.
Both imports and exports are moving through the Panama Canal at a slower pace as the ag industry continues to deal with drought-related restrictions.
Brazilian soybean producers are shelling out a lot more on input costs than U.S. farmers, according to a new study. However, while Midwestern producers are paying less for inputs overall, many of those costs are inflating at a faster rate.
China has been rebuilding its pork herd after an outbreak of African Swine Fever, but so far, demand is not matching supplies. That is putting the market under pressure — and experts say, prices may not recover until late next year.
A tentative deal was struck over the weekend to reopen the St. Lawrence Seaway. This comes after the Canadian federal government instructed the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and the striking employees to work out their wage dispute differences. The shutdown impacted all grain traffic along the waterway, which moves more than 6 million tons of cargo each year.
Record-low water levels are popping up along the Mighty Mississippi.
Senator Pete Ricketts, the Republican from Nebraska, is advocating for essential worker status for the 50,000 employees of the US Dept. of Agriculture amid government shutdown concerns.
U.S. Senators are calling for stronger legislation to address national security and food security risks of allowing foreign actors to buy up American farmland.
The United Soybean Board representatives say export and trade development is critical for increasing international demand.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will make a speech at the event focusing on reforming the World Trade Organization for greater effectiveness and inclusivity.
Seven out of the eight major fertilizers saw recent price decreases. However, one key type of fertilizer bucked the overall trend with an 11-percent rise.
Dwindling water levels along the mighty Mississippi River are creating challenges for the U.S. agriculture industry and impacting global shipping market.
Historical data shows farmers today are weathering spikes in fertilizer prices more effectively than producers did fifty years ago.
Katherine Tai will be in India this weekend to discuss the country’s controversial ban on white rice exports.