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China Buys Nearly 1 Million Tons of US Soybeans - Farm Policy News China bought at least 14 cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, its largest purchase since at least January and the most significant since a summit between P...

2/2 "Beijing’s latest purchases still leave plenty to be done in the coming months, however, at a time when stockpiles are plentiful. Washington has said Beijing pledged to buy 12 million tons of US #soybeans by end of this year."

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China Buys Nearly 1 Million Tons of US Soybeans - Farm Policy News China bought at least 14 cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, its largest purchase since at least January and the most significant since a summit between P...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China has bought nearly a million tons of US #soybeans, a move that ends a temporary pause and appears to signal commitment to a trade truce agreed late last month."

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USDA Data Dump Shows Minimal Soybean Sales to China - Farm Policy News New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month ...

2/2 "The USDA report released after the government reopened showed only two #Chinese purchases of American #soybeans since the summit in South Korea that totaled 332,000 metric tons."

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USDA Data Dump Shows Minimal Soybean Sales to China - Farm Policy News New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month ...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "new data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether #China will really buy millions of bushels of American #soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month."

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USDA Set for First Crop Data Release Since September - Farm Policy News On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to release a hotly anticipated crop report, including the government's first estimates of the two feed crops since mid-September, before the harves...

2/2 "The agency is also due to release a compiled list of large daily (crop) #sales reported by #exporters during the shutdown on Friday."

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USDA Set for First Crop Data Release Since September - Farm Policy News On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to release a hotly anticipated crop report, including the government's first estimates of the two feed crops since mid-September, before the harves...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the USDA "is set to release a hotly anticipated #crop report, including the government’s first estimates of the two feed crops since mid-September, before the harvest had taken shape."

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Gov't Shutdown Ends, Farm Bill Programs Extended - Farm Policy News President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed into law a measure to end the longest-ever government shutdown after 43 days, fully fund USDA and FDA for fiscal 2026, and end a bitter legal battle over t...

2/2 "The measure, approved by the House 222-209 Wednesday night after passing the Senate on Monday, also extends #FarmBill programs whose authorization expired Sept. 30, including the #Conservation Reserve Program."

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Gov't Shutdown Ends, Farm Bill Programs Extended - Farm Policy News President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed into law a measure to end the longest-ever government shutdown after 43 days, fully fund USDA and FDA for fiscal 2026, and end a bitter legal battle over t...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed into law a measure to end the longest-ever #GovernmentShutdown after 43 days (and) fully fund #USDA and FDA for fiscal 2026."

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China Buys More Brazil Soybeans as US Purchases Stall - Farm Policy News China’s purchases of American soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world’s two biggest econom...

2/2 "#China is grappling with a glut of #soybeans after months of record #imports, curbing prospects for U.S. exports despite a recent trade truce that Washington said includes a pledge by Beijing to resume heavy purchases."

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China Buys More Brazil Soybeans as US Purchases Stall - Farm Policy News China’s purchases of American soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world’s two biggest econom...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China’s purchases of American #soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world’s two biggest economies."

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DOJ, USDA Investigating Meatpackers over Beef Prices - Farm Policy News President Donald Trump said (last) Friday that he asked the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into meatpacking companies, which he accused of illegally manipulating beef prices at the e...

2/2 “Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post the investigation into the #meatpacking companies is already underway, in coordination with the Department of #Agriculture."

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DOJ, USDA Investigating Meatpackers over Beef Prices - Farm Policy News President Donald Trump said (last) Friday that he asked the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into meatpacking companies, which he accused of illegally manipulating beef prices at the e...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump on Friday accused #meatpacking companies of driving up U.S. beef prices, which have hit records, through manipulation and collusion, and ordered the Justice Department to investigate."

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Farm Bill Extension Included in Senate Bill to End Shutdown - Farm Policy News A new stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government includes a one-year extension of farm bill programs that were left out of a budget reconciliation bill earlier in the year. The continuing ...

2/2 "The continuing resolution, which would keep the #government #funded through Jan. 30, also would suspend the permanent #agricultural laws that are left on the books to prod Congress to continue reauthorizing commodity programs."

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Farm Bill Extension Included in Senate Bill to End Shutdown - Farm Policy News A new stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government includes a one-year extension of farm bill programs that were left out of a budget reconciliation bill earlier in the year. The continuing ...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "a new stopgap #spending bill that would reopen the government includes a one-year extension of #FarmBill programs that were left out of a budget reconciliation bill earlier in the year."

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China Buys US Wheat & Sorghum, Ends Some Soybean Import Suspensions - Farm Policy News China has begun modest purchases of U.S. farm products after the leaders of both countries met last week, but traders still await significant soybean buys after the White House said Beijing pledged to...

2/2 Additionally, "#China will restore three U.S. firms’ eligibility to #export #soybeans to China and remove the suspension of log imports from the United States, effective November 10."

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China Buys US Wheat & Sorghum, Ends Some Soybean Import Suspensions - Farm Policy News China has begun modest purchases of U.S. farm products after the leaders of both countries met last week, but traders still await significant soybean buys after the White House said Beijing pledged to...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China has begun modest purchases of U.S. farm products (including #wheat and #sorghum) after the leaders of both countries met last week, but traders still await significant #soybean buys."

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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Trump Tariffs - Farm Policy News President Trump's global tariffs appeared to be on shaky ground after Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism during a hearing on Wednesday about his authority to impose sweeping measures on count...

2/2 "Solicitor General John Sauer took heat from all sides as he pressed the administration’s argument: that the president’s power to regulate foreign financial transactions when he declares an emergency includes the authority to impose #tariffs."

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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Trump Tariffs - Farm Policy News President Trump's global tariffs appeared to be on shaky ground after Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism during a hearing on Wednesday about his authority to impose sweeping measures on count...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Trump's global #tariffs appeared to be on shaky ground after #SupremeCourt justices expressed skepticism during a hearing on Wednesday about his authority to impose sweeping measures."

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China Buys Brazil Soy as US Crop Still Faces 13% Tariff - Farm Policy News China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on farm goods, after last week's meeting of the two countries' leaders, Beijing confirmed on Wednesday, but imports of U.S. soy...

2/2 "'We don't expect any #demand from #China to return to the U.S. market with this change,' said one trader at an international trading company. 'Brazil is cheaper than the United States and even non-Chinese buyers are taking Brazilian cargoes.'"

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China Buys Brazil Soy as US Crop Still Faces 13% Tariff - Farm Policy News China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on farm goods, after last week's meeting of the two countries' leaders, Beijing confirmed on Wednesday, but imports of U.S. soy...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China will suspend retaliatory #tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on farm goods ... Beijing confirmed on Wednesday, but imports of U.S. #soybeans still face a 13% tariff."

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Trump Admin Still Planning Billions in Farmer Trade Aid - Farm Policy News The Trump administration plans to roll out an initial payment of up to $12 billion for farmers hurt by the president’s tariff policies once the government shutdown ends, according to three people fami...

2/2 "The finalized amount will come on top of President Donald Trump’s recently announced truce with China, which could also give some relief to U.S. producers of soybeans, sorghum and meat."

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Trump Admin Still Planning Billions in Farmer Trade Aid - Farm Policy News The Trump administration plans to roll out an initial payment of up to $12 billion for farmers hurt by the president’s tariff policies once the government shutdown ends, according to three people fami...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration (still) plans to roll out an initial payment of up to $12 billion for #farmers hurt by the president’s #tariff policies once the government shutdown ends."

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USDA Will Release Nov. WASDE, Crop Production Reports - Farm Policy News The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) said on Friday that it will release several key agriculture reports in November, including a monthly crop supply an...

2/2 "NASS will release its #crop #production and world agricultural supply and demand estimates (#WASDE) on November 14, according to a post on its website. The report had been scheduled for November 10, but it was unclear if it would be released."

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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how the USDA's "National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) said on Friday that it will release several key #agriculture #reports in November, including a monthly crop supply and demand report."

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SNAP Benefits Remain Set to Lapse on Nov. 1 - Farm Policy News Nearly 42 million people are set to lose food aid due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other for a weeks-long legislative...

2/2 "Neither party was showing signs of changing its position days before funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as #food #stamps, is set to lapse beginning on Saturday.”

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SNAP Benefits Remain Set to Lapse on Nov. 1 - Farm Policy News Nearly 42 million people are set to lose food aid due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other for a weeks-long legislative...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "nearly 42 million people are set to lose #food #aid due to the second-longest U.S. #GovernmentShutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other."

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China to Buy 12 Million Tons of US Soybeans This Year, Bessent Says - Farm Policy News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this year. For the next three years, the Asian nation has agreed to buy a minimum of 25 million tons an...

2/2 "For the next three years, #China has agreed to buy a minimum of 25 million tons (of #soybeans) annually, Bessent said Thursday on Fox Business."

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China to Buy 12 Million Tons of US Soybeans This Year, Bessent Says - Farm Policy News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this year. For the next three years, the Asian nation has agreed to buy a minimum of 25 million tons an...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of #soybeans this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, providing some relief to US farmers who have anxiously awaited the resumption of exports."

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China Purchases First US Soybeans of the Season - Farm Policy News China's state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country's first purchases from this year's U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi...

2/2 "Although COFCO’s deal for December-January shipment of about 180,000 metric tons of #soybeans was #China’s first such buy in months, traders do not expect a significant resumption in demand for U.S. cargoes."

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China Purchases First US Soybeans of the Season - Farm Policy News China's state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country's first purchases from this year's U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. #soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest."

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