Insights and Stories on Trump

U.S. Congress near deal on tax law’s impact on grain market

Feb. 8, 2018 at 8:30 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers are close to resolving a problem with the new federal tax law that gives grain co-operatives an unintended market edge over private companies, but have had a hard time getting agreement among members of the farm sector, a Republican senator said Thursday. A provision […]

With sorghum warning shot, Beijing targets Trump’s core farm base

Feb. 5, 2018 at 1:47 pm CST

By Dominique Patton Michael Martina

Trudeau talks tough on NAFTA, repeats he could walk away

Feb. 2, 2018 at 6:25 pm CST

By Kevin Light

Rising diesel could surge with U.S. infrastructure plan

Jan. 31, 2018 at 5:50 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Trudeau says doesn’t think Trump will pull U.S. out of NAFTA

Jan. 31, 2018 at 2:47 pm CST

By David Ljunggren

U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

Jan. 29, 2018 at 3:47 pm CST

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade chief on Monday dismissed Canadian proposals for unblocking NAFTA modernization talks but pledged to stay at the table, easing concerns about a potentially imminent U.S. withdrawal from the trilateral pact. Trump, who described the 1994 pact as a disaster that has […]

By Anthony Esposito David Lawder

At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

Jan. 26, 2018 at 10:08 pm CST

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian plane maker Bombardier won a major U.S. case on Friday, which government officials said showed the importance of free trade at a time when talks to modernize the NAFTA pact are moving slowly. A U.S. tribunal unexpectedly dismissed a complaint by Boeing against alleged dumping […]

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren

U.S. anti-trade agenda could benefit Canadian ag

Jan. 25, 2018 at 6:25 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — As U.S. President Donald Trump follows his “America first” policy and pulls out of trade deals, it could spell future opportunity for the Canadian agricultural industry, according to Dermot Hayes, a professor with the department of economics at Iowa State University. “In D.C. it’s chaotic. […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink after hitting highest since early November

Jan. 25, 2018 at 3:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures dropped 2.2 percent after hitting their highest level in 2-1/2 months on Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak as a rebound in the U.S. dollar sparked a round of profit-taking. “The pushback on the U.S. dollar maybe caught a few people off-guard,” said […]

By Reuters

NAFTA negotiations grind on

Jan. 25, 2018 at 2:13 pm CST

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. negotiators are holding firm in their demands for a wide-ranging overhaul of NAFTA, sources close to the talks said on Thursday, raising questions about whether any real movement is happening at the latest round of negotiations on the treaty. Officials from Canada, Mexico and the […]