Russia Offers 2.5 Million Acres of Land to Chinese Farmers
Russia has made 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of arable land available to foreign investors – and while that could be boon for Beijing as it struggles with limited supplies of soybeans in its...
View ArticleTrade War Update: China May Have Shot Self In Foot
China made a “dumb move” in targeting America’s heartland with tariffs. Soybeans are a case in point. “I understood politically why they chose soybeans, but they made a dumb move,” says John Baize, a...
View ArticleChina Buckles, Sends Trade Delegation to Washington to Seek End of Trade War
China and the U.S. are set to resume trade talks for the first time since June. A meeting between the two countries, which would be between lower-level officials than earlier talks, would mark a breach...
View ArticleGotcha!--Deep State Foiled Trying To Sabotage Trump’s Foreign Policy
"We called the White House and they acted swiftly on the Friday event, which has since been postponed," said a staff member for Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who complained that the event would...
View ArticleTrump accuses China of 2018 election meddling; Beijing rejects charge...
“It’s not surprising that China Daily sought to place advertising with the Des Moines Register, because the Register is Iowa’s largest news organization and Iowa farmers are disproportionately affected...
View ArticleFarmers risk loss of federal payments, loans, from shutdown
The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America’s farmers. Fresh off the passage of the farm bill, which reauthorized agriculture, conservation and safety net programs, the Agriculture...
View ArticleBOOM! China Moves to Lower Tariffs on US Cars from 40% to 15%
HUGE ECONOMIC NEWS THIS MORNING— China moved to reduce tariffs on US cars from 40% to 15% in the latest sign of their willingness to negotiate a trade deal with President Trump.... ...Despite the Deep...
View ArticleU.S. farmers face devastation following Midwest floods
WINSLOW, Neb./CHICAGO (Reuters) - Midwestern farmers have been gambling they could ride out the U.S.-China trade war by storing their corn and soybeans anywhere they could - in bins, plastic tubes, in...
View ArticleIs Being Gluten-Intolerant an American Problem?
I recently had a puzzling experience and wonder whether you might be able to shed some light on it. Over the past few years I’ve become increasingly unable to eat wheat without experiencing significant...
View ArticleMarianne Williamson is the only candidate to bring up Food Policy
“We’ve got to get deeper than just these superficial fixes, as important as they are..." “We don’t have a healthcare system in the United States, we have a sickness care system in the United States. We...
View ArticleChina approves wheat, soy imports from Russia
(Reuters) - China has approved wheat imports from the Russian region of Kurgan, the Chinese customs office said on Friday, bringing Russia a step closer to its goal of dramatically increasing grain...
View ArticleChina junks limits on import of US soybeans and pork for now
Chinese consumers are not happy about higher prices and decreased supplies of food.  Yesterday, Chinese buyers snapped up "at least 10 boatloads of soybeans," according to Reuters, as the...
View ArticleChina Trade Deal Hopes Revive On Soybean Offer; Can Dow Jones Rally Last?
This pivotal week of China trade talks started with a slap in the face, but Beijing may be turning the other cheek. Despite the Trump administration ban on sales to 28 Chinese tech firms accused of a...
View ArticleTrump says he will reimpose steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and...
President Trump said he would impose tariffs, effective immediately, on all steel and aluminum shipped into the United States from Brazil and Argentina. “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a...
View ArticleChina To Waive Tariffs On Some US Soybeans, Pork In Goodwill Gesture
The tariff waivers were based on applications by individual firms for U.S. soybeans and pork imports, the finance ministry said in a statement, citing a decision by the country’s cabinet. It did not...
View ArticleChina's November soybean imports rise after US trade deal
BEIJING (AP) - China’s imports of soybeans surged in November following the announcement of an interim trade deal with the United States. Imports rose 53.7% over a year earlier to 5.4 million tons,...
View ArticleUS tariffs on autos not mentioned in talks, EU trade chief says
US threats to impose tariffs on European autos did not come up in trade talks in Washington, European Union Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said Thursday. “It was not mentioned; it was hardly mentioned,”...
View ArticleChina halts purchases of US soybeans, pork: report
China has reportedly told state-owned firms to stop buying U.S. soybeans and pork, a move that would break a key provision of the Phase One trade deal between the world's two largest economies. Reuters...
View Article2 American bombers spotted near Taiwan as US-China tensions rise - US...
First B-1B bombers sighted near Taiwan since Trump announcement on Hong Kong TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Two B-1B bombers and two support tankers were spotted flying from Guam and nearing northeast Taiwan...
View ArticlePesticide linked to chronic kidney disease [Malathion]
A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a University of Queensland study. Researchers analyzed links between pesticide exposure and...
View ArticleAmerica’s most widely consumed oil causes genetic changes in the...
New UC Riverside research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and depression....
View ArticleWatch Out: China Cannot Feed Itself | Opinion ( 3/15/21 )
Consider U.S. farmers happy. They are exporting record volumes of products to China. Shipments of soybeans, corn and pork are bringing smiles back to the American heartland. Or, to put this another...
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