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A More Moderate Trade Tone

Published April 9, 2018

The rhetoric over trade and tariffs was in overdrive last week. On the Sunday talk shows, the Trump Administration took a more moderate approach. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was on CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ and said the Trump Administration simply…
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Cramer Advocates for a Measured Approach

Published April 7, 2018

North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer says President Trump understands the short-term challenges to agriculture from this U.S.-China trade fight. “My advice has been to take a measured approach. While the initial volley is bombastic, as a means of negotiating, Trump…
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A Plan for Agriculture

Published April 6, 2018

President Trump wants Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to implement a plan to protect farmers and agricultural interests hurt by Chinese tariffs. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says this could happen through Commodity Credit Corporation funding. “To Secretary Perdue’s credit, he…
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Another Chapter in the Trade Dispute

Published April 6, 2018

Late Thursday, President Donald Trump directed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to implement a plan to protect farmers and agricultural interests. “In many respects I think we could have a fantastic relationship long-term with China, but we have to get this…
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USDA Provides Funds for Opioid Programs

Published April 6, 2018

USDA is giving funding priority in two key grant programs to address opioid misuse in rural communities. Five million dollars has been reserved for the Community Facilities Grant and Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant programs. The funds are geared for…
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USSEC Leader Prepares for China Trip

Published April 5, 2018

Trade disruptions impact markets. U.S. Soybean Export Council Vice President Monte Peterson, who farms at Valley City, North Dakota, says there is time to find a solution. "There's a comment period on Section 301/intellectual property. So these tariffs do not…
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Hopeful for a Positive Trade Resolution

Published April 5, 2018

The Chinese are saying the potential soybean tariffs are based on steps taken by the Trump Administration. China is the buyer for more than 60 percent of the total U.S. soybean exports. American Soybean Association Treasurer Bill Gordon is hopeful…
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A Political Move

Published April 4, 2018

According to North Dakota State University Extension Crops Economist and Marketing Specialist Frayne Olson, the market responded very quickly to China’s threat to impose retaliatory tariffs on soybean, corn and other commodities. “The list is a little bit fuzzy, but…
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Farmers Will Be Okay

Published April 4, 2018

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue acknowledges the anxiety over the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. During a stop in Ohio, Perdue said farmers will be okay. "The president wanted me to ensure the farmers of America that they will…
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Deescalating the Trade Standoff

Published April 3, 2018

Virginia Tech professor of agricultural and applied economics Mary Marchant has focused her research efforts on Chinese markets for over a decade. Marchant says international trade theories predict when two or more countries impose tariffs, both countries lose. Right now,…
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