Insights and Stories on Trump

U.S. biofuels industry, advocates see hope in Pruitt’s successor

Jul. 6, 2018 at 8:27 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Corn growers and biofuel producers cheered the resignation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in the hope that his successor may give them more access and fewer threats to reducing domestic requirements. Pruitt led U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to roll back […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans down on trade war worry

Jul. 2, 2018 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Tariff spats put markets in precarious spot

Jun. 20, 2018 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy futures consolidate day after 10-year low

Jun. 20, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on trade war fears, cash prices

Jun. 19, 2018 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Trump says ‘getting there’ in NAFTA talks

Jun. 19, 2018 at 2:03 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday progress was being made in slow-moving talks to update the NAFTA trade accord between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but he held out the prospect of striking bilateral pacts if a three-way deal could not be reached. “We’re trying […]

By Reuters

Trump’s tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers

Jun. 18, 2018 at 9:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with key buyers of U.S. apples, soybeans and corn threatens the support of some of his biggest backers — U.S. farmers now seeing their livelihoods in jeopardy. Farmers overwhelmingly supported Trump in the 2016 election, welcoming how he championed rural economies […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. soybeans stay on China’s retaliation list for Trump tariffs

Jun. 15, 2018 at 3:39 pm CDT

Washington/Beijing | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on US$50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world’s two largest economies showed signs of igniting as Beijing immediately vowed to respond in kind. Trump laid out […]

By ben-blanchard David Lawder

Amid trade uncertainties, Linamar builds up ag unit

Jun. 13, 2018 at 9:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — When Linamar announced it was purchasing MacDon Industries at the end of last year, there was trade uncertainty for Canada. Since then, the issues have ballooned, but Linamar isn’t panicking. “We’re trying to look past (the trade uncertainty) a little bit because there’s a lot going on […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola facing uncertainty

Jun. 13, 2018 at 6:31 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in more than three months during the week ended Wednesday, but could still have more room to the downside given the general sense of global trade uncertainty. “Every commodity trader in North America or globally is scared […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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