Insights and Stories on Trump

USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

May. 23, 2019 at 9:32 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a US$16 billion farm aid package to offset losses from a 10-month trade war with China and said payment rates to farmers would be determined by where they farm rather than what crops they grow. The package, the bulk of […]

U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers

May. 21, 2019 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk Tom Polansek

U.S. garlic growers profit from trade war as most farmers struggle

May. 21, 2019 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Lucy Nicholson Richa Naidu

U.S. boosts trade pact’s outlook lifting tariffs on Canadian, Mexican metals

May. 17, 2019 at 5:00 pm CDT

By David Lawder Steve Scherer

China cancels U.S. pork import order as trade war drags on

May. 16, 2019 at 2:57 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Factors come together to boost prices

May. 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A combination of three factors have contributed to the bounce in prices at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to Rich Feltes of R.J. O’Brien in Chicago. “It’s the convergence of the middle of May, which is a critical time and the confirmation that planting is not only […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

New Trump aid plan for U.S. farmers to rely on direct payments

May. 15, 2019 at 4:19 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration’s second package of aid for U.S. farmers hit by the trade war with China is expected to have a similar structure to last year’s program, using direct payments and commodity purchases, industry sources briefed on the plan said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Chris Prentice Humeyra Pamuk

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as slow planting pace ignites short-covering

May. 14, 2019 at 6:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than three per cent on Tuesday and soybeans bounced back from a decade low as planting delays in the Midwest crop belt sparked a round of short-covering, analysts said. Additional support stemmed from optimistic comments from Washington and Beijing that tempered […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures bounce, cattle end lower

May. 14, 2019 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed higher on Tuesday in a technical rebound after Monday’s limit-down close, with firm cash hog values lending support, traders said. Technical traders were encouraged that the benchmark June hog contract was able to hold above […]

By Julie Ingwersen

New Mexican duties against U.S. ready soon, minister says

May. 14, 2019 at 5:27 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters — Mexico is finalizing duties to impose on new U.S. products in retaliation for the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs and details should be available soon, Economy Minister Graciela Marquez said on Tuesday. Mexico and Canada have both imposed retaliatory measures on billions of dollars of […]

By Reuters

« Previous 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 41 Next »