Trade

The coronavirus is affecting China's ability to purchase products from the U.S., according to Department of Agriculture Chief Economist Robert Johansson. That could hurt Mountain West pork producers, since Chinese consumers eat a lot of American pork.

Economist: Partial Trade Deal With China Won't Rake In Big Money Promised For Agriculture

Nate Hegyi

It looks like President Trump鈥檚 partial trade deal with China won鈥檛 bring in the promised $40 billion or so worth of agricultural trade for the U.S....

After a summer recess, members of Congress return to Washington to a long list of legislative items to address but little bipartisan cooperation to get major items passed.

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Congress' Fall To-Do List: Guns, Spending, Drug Prices, Trade, Investigations

Deirdre Walsh

Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill on Monday after an extended summer recess. Debates on gun control, prescription drugs and trade are expected, but bipartisan cooperation on those are elusive.

Japan Trade Deal To Help Mountain West Farmers

Madelyn Beck

A new trade deal with Japan could soon help out dairymen, cattlemen, corn and wheat farmers, among many others.

A cargo ship prepares to berth at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on Wednesday. New tariffs went into effect Friday.

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New Round Of Tariffs Takes A Bigger Bite Of Consumers' Budget

Yuki Noguchi

The latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports is expected to hit more products U.S. consumers actually buy, and businesses say they have no choice but to pass the added costs on to consumers.

Trucks wait to enter the United States at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, in 2017. More than $1.6 billion in goods flow across the border each day.

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How Closing The Border Would Affect U.S. Economy, From Avocados To Autos

Scott Horsley

President Trump has threatened to close the U.S. border with Mexico in response to a large number of illegal crossings. A closure would very likely hit a wide range of industries.

Oil And Gas

Mountain West Oil Industry Reacts To OPEC Production Cuts

Matt Bloom

OPEC and other foreign oil producers said Friday they鈥檙e scaling back production by about 1.2 million barrels a day. That could be good news for oil鈥�

Politics

West鈥檚 Pea and Lentil Farmers Struggling As US, India Delay Trade Talks

Matt Bloom

Trade spats between the United States with China and Canada have dominated headlines as of late. But we are also in an ongoing dispute with India and it鈥檚鈥�

Politics

Dairy Farmers Miss Out In Trump鈥檚 $12 Billion Federal Aid Package

This week at a press conference in Washington D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed details of their federal aid package meant to assist鈥�

Japanese Tariffs Could Hurt Mountain West Ranchers And Farmers

Maggie Mullen

Japan is considering hitting back against the U.S. in retaliation for America's steel and aluminum tariffs. A Japanese levy could hurt our region's...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue meets with a Missouri girl who shows cattle at the American Royal while visiting Kansas City on April 28.

Perdue: Farm Labor Fix Not Likely To Surface In NAFTA Talks

Luke Runyon

Farms and ranches throughout the country won鈥檛 see their labor shortages solved by a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)....