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In April 2026, Kansas exported $91.3 million of products to China, the third largest country behind Mexico and Canada, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, an economic data-gathering organization.

During his first term, President Trump hailed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), negotiated by his administration, as far superior to its predecessor, NAFTA. Now, he says he's willing to let it expire unless Mexico and Canada agree to significant concessions.

Oklahoma soybean farmers are navigating a cascade of financial pressures: trade war fallout that cut China's soybean purchases by 78%, fertilizer prices driven up by tariffs and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, and fuel costs up more than 50%. Government assistance has helped, but margins remain deeply negative.

The federal funding package to reopen the government included a one-year extension of certain 2018 Farm Bill programs. Several expired Sept. 30 or would have been null by the end of the year.

The quarterly Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade used to include data tables of imports and exports, plus a written analysis. But the last two reports have only included the data, leaving readers to do guesswork on the trends behind the numbers.

While the U.S. pork industry has grown significantly in the past two decades, producers have struggled to make a profit in recent years. Industry leaders are looking for new markets abroad and at home.

Claudia Sheinbaum called Trump's moves to enact 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada a no-win situation.

Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says President Joe Biden won't take meaningful action on trade.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Texas Republicans, joined with most of their colleagues from both sides of the aisle to pass the...

The first phase of a new trade agreement between the United States and China is scheduled for a White House signing ceremony Wednesday and many in the...