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

Canadian growers seek level playing field

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 19, 2020

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 swing states such as Wisconsin, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Sudan to continue to subsidize bread but with ‘justice’

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 12, 2020

Khartoum | Reuters — Sudan will continue to subsidize bread prices during transitional rule after Omar al-Bashir’s ouster but wants to achieve “justice” in distributing income supports, its trade and industry minister said on Wednesday. Bread shortages, caused by difficulties in raising hard currency to import wheat, triggered mass protests which — with the help […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. set to widen trade war on EU front

By David Shepardson, Philip Blenkinsop, Tim Hepher October 2, 2019

London/Brussels/Washington | Reuters — The United States won approval on Wednesday to impose import tariffs on US$7.5 billion worth of European aircraft and agricultural goods over illegal EU subsidies handed to Airbus, threatening to trigger a tit-for-tat transatlantic trade war as the global economy falters. The decision by the World Trade Organization pushes a 15-year […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

China’s cabinet sees ‘shortcomings’ in bid to contain swine fever

July 6, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China has shown shortcomings in some aspects of preventing African swine fever, and the situation remains complicated and severe, the country’s cabinet said Wednesday. The management of transporting live hogs is not strict enough, while there is insufficient capacity in testing for African swine fever virus in hog slaughtering, processing and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Trump and Modi’s lavish farm payouts prompt questions at WTO

By Tom Miles June 17, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — Massive farm-support plans in the United States and India are being scrutinized by other World Trade Organization members, questions submitted to the WTO’s quarterly agriculture committee meeting showed on Monday. The WTO has strict rules about the size and nature of payments, and member governments keep a close watch for any […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. plans more aid for farmers amid China trade spat

By Humeyra Pamuk, P.j. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek May 10, 2019

Chicago/Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday that President Donald Trump had asked him to create a plan to help U.S. farmers cope with the heavy impact of the U.S.-China trade war on agriculture. A new aid program would be the second round of assistance for farmers, after the Department […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Trump budget proposes steep subsidy cuts to U.S. farmers

By Humeyra Pamuk March 11, 2019

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget on Monday proposed a 15 per cent cut for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, calling its subsidies to farmers “overly generous” at a time when they are going through the worst crisis in decades because of depressed commodity prices and Trump’s trade tariffs. The Republican […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

U.S. wins WTO ruling on Chinese grains

By Tom Miles March 1, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — The United States won a World Trade Organization ruling on China’s price support for grains, successfully challenging a calculation methodology that is also used by India. A WTO adjudication panel agreed on Thursday with the U.S. complaint that China had paid farmers too much for wheat, Indica rice and Japonica rice […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Brazil may raise farm subsidies despite belt-tightening

By Jake Spring February 14, 2019

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil could double spending on subsidized farm insurance in 2020 and may expand subsidized loans, the country’s agriculture policy secretary said on Thursday, even though the new government’s economic team has pledged to cut spending. The negotiations on next year’s farm subsidies highlight the powerful agribusiness lobby’s struggle to preserve benefits […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Soybean exports face stiff U.S. competition

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 20, 2018

CNS Canada — Although the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. has been a good opportunity for Canada to increase its soybean exports to China, industry experts say there have been tradeoffs elsewhere. That trade war between the world’s two largest economies is expected to continue, or perhaps flare up, as the G-20 […] Read more

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Canada’s mink farms brace for COVID

Kraft Heinz backed for ketchup production in Montreal

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

Sudan to continue to subsidize bread but with ‘justice’

U.S. set to widen trade war on EU front

China’s cabinet sees ‘shortcomings’ in bid to contain swine fever

Trump and Modi’s lavish farm payouts prompt questions at WTO

U.S. plans more aid for farmers amid China trade spat

Trump budget proposes steep subsidy cuts to U.S. farmers

U.S. wins WTO ruling on Chinese grains

Brazil may raise farm subsidies despite belt-tightening

Soybean exports face stiff U.S. competition

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