WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China’s boycott of American beans in response to his trade war even as the president says he is still seeking a soybean deal with Beijing. But farmers are worried that time is quickly running out…
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By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, Steve Karnowski, Dylan Lovan, Obed Lamy, Scott McFetridge and Michael Conroy To show the crushing impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on U.S. soybean farmers, a multi-format team of AP journalists connected a Washington policy debate with its consequences in the American heartland. Led by Didi Tang and Josh Funk,…
Hong Kong has widened its recognition of veterinary health certificates for cats and dogs imported from mainland China, expanding from only Shenzhen to all regions across the border. Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department revealed on Tuesday that it was now accepting animal health certificates issued by official veterinarians from all customs authorities on…
Trump’s aggressive trade policies and resulting fallout have weighed on US farmers, including hitting export markets like China – Copyright AFP/File ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, SUO TAKEKUMA President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that he plans to push Chinese leader Xi Jinping on US soybean purchases when they meet, as American farmers grapple with fallout from his trade…
China, the top export market for the United States for soybeans, is not purchasing any of the crop from American farmers right now, leaving Minnesota producers uncertain about the future. Minnesota’s 26,000 soybean farmers send 60% overseas and China is their top buyer, according to the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association. It’s the number one agricultural…
MAGNOLIA, Ky. (AP) — The leafy soybean plants reach Caleb Ragland’s thighs and are ripe for harvest, but the Kentucky farmer is deeply worried. He doesn’t know where he and others like him will sell their crop because China has stopped buying. Beijing, which traditionally has snapped up at least a quarter of all soybeans…
MAGNOLIA, Ky. — The leafy soybean plants reach Caleb Ragland’s thighs and are ripe for harvest, but the Kentucky farmer is deeply worried. He doesn’t know where he and others like him will sell their crop because China has stopped buying. Beijing, which traditionally has snapped up at least a quarter of all soybeans grown…
Carver, Massachusetts — For Jarrod Rhodes, a fourth-generation cranberry farmer in Carver, Massachusetts, a 30-acre state project is taking a portion of his family’s land back in time. “In 10 years, I hope it looks like a natural swamp,” Rhodes told CBS News of the project’s outcome. “And just, kind of, everything that it may…
Hong Kong authorities have made a U-turn on a plan to restrict taxis from entering the scenic High Island Reservoir in Sai Kung during certain peak periods, according to the city’s largest political party. An insider revealed in August that authorities would bar taxis from using Sai Kung Man Yee Road leading to the High…