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In 2021, U.S. red meat exports accounted for $2.94 billion worth of corn consumption or 536.7 bushels , accord...

More International Trade Missions in 2022

Trade dominates conversation at Commodity Classic in New Orleans this month. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service added four new mission trips to its 2022 schedule.

More International Trade Missions in 2022

NEW ORLEANS — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said here on March 11 that the Agriculture Department will sponsor four trade missions this year and that he has delayed the deadlines for Climate Smart Partnerships program,…

As part of USDA's commitment to expanding and diversifying global market opportunities for U.S. agriculture, t...

Since Russias invasion of Ukraine began, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has sought to tamp down speculation or concerns about the wide-ranging impacts of Ukraine being taken out of the global agricultural markets. Still, the secretary said leaders from the World Food Program also spoke to G-7 agricultural leaders on Friday, concerned about hunger, the pandemic, drought and Ukraine.

Commodity and ag equipment association leaders talked about whats important to their members during the general session at Commodity Classic on Friday.

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Headlines about the effects on agriculture resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, above all, shout uncertainty. Stephen Koontz, professor of agriculture economics at Colorado State University said prices for and production of corn, wheat and…