Trade policy is still front and center, with many lawmakers backing President Trump on tariffs.
North Carolina Senator Tedd Budd says there is good reasoning behind the moves.
“We’re just matching what other people have been doing to us for years, and hopefully we can it will remind these countries that we can move towards free trade or less tariffs, and let’s start working them back down to zero, but this is a result of them treating us unfairly for years.”
Budd says other countries need to lower their own tariff rates before the U.S. takes any action. This week, President Trump told reporters he paused tariffs to protect U.S. farmers. However, the National Ag Law Center says the tariff threat still hangs overhead.
“But there’s still the promise, very publicly, of more to come and those still coming back. But at the same time, unless I’m missing it, we’re not seeing any changes in the retaliatory side, and that’s always, to me, been the real issue for agriculture. What gets boomeranged back our way?” said Harrison Pittman.
Yesterday, the European Union hit the U.S. with tariffs on $28 billion worth of products, including goods like almonds, pork, dairy, and soybeans, which is our largest export to Europe.
China’s stricter inspection rules prompt Cargill to pause soybean exports from Brazil, briefly lifting U.S. soybean prices as traders anticipate potential shifts in global trade, as export demand remains supportive across all major U.S. commodities.
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Suderman joins Tony St. James in the RFD Studios to discuss how geopolitical tensions are triggering global transport disruptions, new inflation pressures, and other challenges for agriculture to navigate.
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Dr. David Anderson with Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension discusses how geopolitical tensions and the Middle East, along with export disruptions in the Chinese market, will shape cattle markets in the months ahead.
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Energy shifts influence diesel and fertilizer costs.
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ASFMRA’s Craig Thompson shares insights for American farmers who are navigating farmland markets amid agricultural uncertainty.
March 11, 2026 04:04 PM
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Ben Kurtzman with American Farmland Trust discusses the growing pressure on farmland and ranchland and the steps being taken to help conserve farms and ranches across the country ,as unrest in the Middle East adds more obstacles for producers.
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