The U.S. trade deficit jumped nearly 19% in December. That pushes the trade imbalance for all of 2018 to a decade-high of $621 billion dollars. The Commerce Department says the gap between what the U.S. sells and what it buys…
A China minister says working-level trade discussions continue with U.S. counterparts. The Chinese Commerce Minister says the talks so far have been "difficult", but he also said there had been a breakthrough in some areas and called on both sides…
The “beer war” sparked by the Super Bowl is still making headlines today. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) said it seized an opportunity that Sunday. A situation that could have turned into a negative slew of press releases and…
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow says progress has been "terrific" in trade talks between the U.S. and China. He says a deal is on the horizon. There are reports a 150-page document is being readied. There are also reports…
Sahlen Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., recalled 13,224 pounds of ready-to-eat deli ham products that may be contaminated with plastic, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday. This is on the heels of a Bellisio Foods…
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on Jan. 1, 2019. The inventory was 2% above Jan. 1, 2018, USDA reported…
During its 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum officials announced their planting expectations for this year. USDA predicts U.S. corn plantings for this year will be 92 million acres. That's up 3.3% from a year ago. Soybeans are forecast to fall to…
The first confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected on three farms in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday. All pigs were culled at these farms located in Hung Yen and Thai Binh provinces, southeast of the capital…
This year is going to challenge pork-exporting countries around the world. The principle reason for this is a broad-based weakening in global economies which will weaken total demand for meat and likely marginally shift some beef and pork meat demand…
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates as published by USDA WHEAT Projected 2018/19 wheat ending stocks are raised 36 million bushels on reduced feed and residual use and lower seed use. Feed and residual use is lowered 30 million bushels…