World News
“No business person in the United States is going to hire people that are terrorists or criminals. So deporting them is going to have zero impact on the economy...”
“Now he’s talking tougher on trade with Canada and Mexico than he is on China or even the EU...”
“People are having to have their accountants kind of guess on which direction this is going to go.”
“A strong sense of uncertainty”
Continuing Coverage: War in Ukraine
Continuing Coverage: Immigration
Rural population growth supports long-term stability of the ag workforce.
Texas rancher says illegal border crossings have slowed significantly, with fewer encounters reported over the past year.
Labor supply may shift, but uncertainty remains for producers.
Business News: Trade
Imports & Exports
Expanding supplies are weighing on global coffee and cocoa prices.
NMPF’s Alan Bjerga discusses pending trade agreements with Indonesia and Ecuador and how they will benefit U.S. dairy producers and improve overall global competitiveness of U.S. ag products.
Lewis Williamson with HTS Commodities discusses how tensions in the Middle East are impacting producer’s spring planting decisions.