Farmers are critical to Iowa’s economy. They have been battered by President Trump’s tariffs and are not yet experiencing the “golden age” that the president promised.
Category: Soybeans
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Trump Plans $12 Billion Bailout to Aid Farmers Hit by Tariffs
The federal aid comes after China boycotted American farm products in retaliation for U.S. tariffs.
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Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning
The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.
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Trump Will Visit China in April for Meeting With Xi Jinping
President Trump said he would visit Beijing for the first time since returning to office after holding a call with Mr. Xi, China’s leader.
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A Bailout May Come Too Late as Farmers Begin to Plan for Next Year
It could be months before they receive aid, well after the winter period when they talk to their bankers and make decisions about the planting ahead.
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Soybean Farmers Find Relief in U.S. Trade Truce With China
President Trump said China would end its boycott and resume buying millions of tons of American soybeans.
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Trump’s China Deal May Avert a Crisis of His Own Making
The Trump administration is hailing a potential deal that may return the U.S.-China relationship to where it was before the president began a trade war against Beijing.
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Who Will Blink First on Trade: President Trump or Xi Jinping?
Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.
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Investors Fear the Return of the U.S.-China Trade War
The market is rebounding, but analysts see plenty of reason for concern about heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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Trump Wades Into Bailout Politics in Offering a Lifeline to Argentina
A $20 billion loan to support Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, could come with economic and political risks.
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Soybeans Were America’s Biggest Export to China. Now, Sales Are Down to Zero.
China stopped buying soybeans from America in May, placing a retaliatory tariff on the bumper crop after President Trump increased levies on goods from China.
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How China Is Weathering the Trade War With Trump
Tariffs triggered a plunge in China’s exports to the United States, but its global trade surplus is larger because sales to other regions are surging.