Insights and Stories on Trump

New U.S. trade chief Tai focused on CUSMA, China ties in calls

Mar. 22, 2021 at 9:31 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — New U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai mapped out her priorities and Washington’s desire to rebuild alliances in initial calls on Monday with her counterparts from Canada, Britain and the European Union. Tai, sworn in Thursday as President Joe Biden’s top trade negotiator, emphasized climate change, racial […]

USDA can steer farm aid money to fight climate change, Vilsack says

Feb. 2, 2021 at 7:25 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. oil industry seeks unusual alliance with Farm Belt against electric vehicle agenda

Jan. 29, 2021 at 3:41 am CST

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

Trump administration mulls industry-wide biofuel waiver

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:43 pm CST

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear biofuel waiver case

Jan. 11, 2021 at 3:28 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. fuel industry frazzled as EPA misses biofuel volumes deadline

Nov. 30, 2020 at 7:59 pm CST

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was set to miss a deadline Monday to announce how much renewable fuel the nation’s refiners must blend into their fuel mix next year, raising uncertainty in the fuel market and prompting one biofuel association to threaten to take the […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. lifts federal protections for gray wolf

Oct. 29, 2020 at 4:07 pm CDT

Reuters — The Trump administration in the U.S. said Thursday said it will lift Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf, arguing the species had been brought back successfully from the brink of extinction. The move gives states in the continuous United States the authority to manage their local […]

By Nichola Groom

Trump’s payments to farmers hit all-time high ahead of election

Oct. 19, 2020 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov. 3 election approaches, with record government subsidies projected to make up more than a third of farm income in 2020. The aid programs could be key to Trump’s chances of success in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on fears for economy, beef demand

Oct. 2, 2020 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Friday, following as global financial markets fell after U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, adding to investor uncertainty. Disappointing U.S. job growth numbers heightened worries about consumer demand for beef, at a time […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sag on harvest pressure, investor caution

Oct. 2, 2020 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on expectations for the harvest of both crops to expand in the heart of the Corn Belt, and on investor caution following news of U.S. President Donald Trump’s positive test for COVID-19, analysts said. Wheat futures firmed on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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