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26 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- President Donald Trump late Friday afternoon tweeted that higher tariffs would be slapped on Chinese products, following similar action against U.S. products announced by China earlier Friday. The president reiterated in a tweet China continues stealing intellectual property to the tune of hundre...
26 Aug 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst If there was ever a grain that could be described as an overachiever, it has to be soft red winter (SRW) wheat. Only accounting for one-seventh of U.S. wheat production, SRW wheat is known in the futures market as Chicago wheat, and consistently attracts more trading volume than any other U.S. wheat contract. As a co...
23 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- China will again increase tariffs on U.S. agricultural products as part of an announcement Friday by China's government to raise tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. products. Again caught in the middle of the trade battle between the two countries are soybeans, which will face a 5% higher tariff start...
23 Aug 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Anthrax, a disease which can affect both livestock and humans, continues to be an issue in different places across the country this growing season. At least two states have reported livestock cases in recent weeks. Anthrax was reported in a herd of cattle in western North Dakota, according to a North D...
23 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (DTN) -- Iowa's ethanol industry and officials are pushing back on EPA's small-refinery waivers with demands for multiple federal investigations and demanding EPA follow court rulings. Two months ago, Mike Jerke was standing next to President Donald Trump at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy a...