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Brazil Faces 25% Tariffs

Published July 16, 2026

The White House is imposing a 25 percent tariff on certain products from Brazil. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer referenced Brazil’s decision to block U.S. ethanol imports as one reason for the Section 301 trade action. Greer also said Brazil…

Klobuchar Questions Tariffs, USDA Reorganization

Published June 11, 2026

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar raised concerns about rising input costs, tariffs and USDA staffing cuts during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. Klobuchar said farmers are facing increasing financial stress. "The administration's across-the-board tariffs have been terrible for farmers." Klobuchar also…

Administration Seeking Input on China Tariff Changes

Published May 27, 2026

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the Trump administration will soon seek public input on which Chinese imports could qualify for lower tariffs under a new U.S.-China trade framework. The agreement creates a Board of Trade to review roughly $30…

Rollins Credited for Action on Beef Import Tariffs

Published May 21, 2026

When the Trump Administration considered a plan to temporarily reduce tariffs on beef imports, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was able to shut it down. Politico is reporting Rollins and other members of the administration were in the Oval Office to…

Chinese Fry Exports Raise Concerns

Published May 18, 2026

The National Potato Council is urging the Trump administration to take stronger trade action against rapidly expanding Chinese frozen french fry exports, warning the surge is disrupting major export markets traditionally supplied by the United States. The potato industry says…

Commerce Targets Fertilizer Market Reform

Published April 28, 2026

The Trump administration is pushing new efforts to reduce fertilizer costs and strengthen domestic production. “Look, we all know that fertilizer input costs are a challenge for our nation’s farmers, and President Trump is focused on it,” said Commerce Secretary…

Prices, Imports Pressure Sugar Sector

Published April 27, 2026

Financial pressure is intensifying across the U.S. sugar industry as prices fall and costs climb. American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Rob Johansson says growers are facing a tough environment. “We’ve seen prices come down pretty substantially…

Trade Strategy Lifts U.S. Agriculture

Published April 23, 2026

Testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said recent policy changes are reversing years of declining trade performance and strengthening farm exports. “Our agricultural community is one of the largest beneficiaries of these policies,…

Sugar Industry Files Trade Complaint

Published April 20, 2026

The American Sugar Alliance has filed a Section 301 complaint with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, alleging foreign subsidies are flooding the global market with low-priced sugar and pushing U.S. prices near loan forfeiture levels. “We’ve got surplus…

Smith Meets With Farmers in West-Central MN

Published April 19, 2026

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith was in Wheaton on Friday, hosting a farm roundtable discussion. "Something that comes up over and over again is discussion over the modernization of rules and regulations that farmers have to deal with, and it could…

Articles tagged under: tariffs

Brazil Faces 25% Tariffs

Klobuchar Questions Tariffs, USDA Reorganization

Administration Seeking Input on China Tariff Changes

Rollins Credited for Action on Beef Import Tariffs

Chinese Fry Exports Raise Concerns

Commerce Targets Fertilizer Market Reform

Prices, Imports Pressure Sugar Sector

Trade Strategy Lifts U.S. Agriculture

Sugar Industry Files Trade Complaint

Smith Meets With Farmers in West-Central MN

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