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Farm Policy News — part of the farmdoc project at Illinois — provides updates on current developments in the global farm economy and U.S. farm policy.
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture says #trade deal negotiations during the shutdown could impact the possibility of #farmer #assistance this year."

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Farmer Tariff Aid Shrinking After Trade Deals? - Farm Policy News
The Deputy Secretary of Agriculture says trade deal negotiations during the government shutdown could impact the possibility of farmer assistance this year. During a call with reporters on Monday, Ste...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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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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...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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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 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 ...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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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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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...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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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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...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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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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...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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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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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...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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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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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 ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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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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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...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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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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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...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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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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...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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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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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...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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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November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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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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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...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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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 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...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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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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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...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal #food #aid will not go out on Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on."

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No SNAP Benefits to be Issued Nov. 1, USDA Says - Farm Policy News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out on Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China will make ‘substantial’ purchases of US #soybeans, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday after talks with Chinese counterparts, in a sign that the relations are thawing."

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China to Make 'Substantial' US Soybean Purchases, Bessent Says - Farm Policy News
China will make 'substantial' purchases of US soybeans, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday after talks with Chinese counterparts, in a sign that the relations are thawing ahead of a possible...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "twenty-five states told POLITICO that they are issuing notices informing participants of the Supplemental #Nutrition #Assistance Program ... that they won’t receive checks next month."

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Half of States to Cut Off SNAP Benefits in November - Farm Policy News
Millions of low-income Americans will lose access to food aid on Nov. 1, when half of states plan to cut off benefits due to the government shutdown. Twenty-five states told POLITICO that they are iss...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump attacked US #cattle ranchers over their criticism of his plan to slash record #beef #prices by importing significantly more tariff-free meat from #Argentina."

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Trump, Cattle Ranchers Beefing over Planned Quadrupling of Argentine Imports - Farm Policy News
President Donald Trump attacked US cattle ranchers over their criticism of his plan to slash record beef prices by importing significantly more tariff-free meat from Argentina, deepening a quarrel wit...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration is moving forward with distributing #commodity program #payments due to farmers this month and also plans to 'resume Farm Service Agency core operations.'"

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USDA Resuming FSA Operations, Commodity Program Payments - Farm Policy News
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said President Donald Trump’s administration will resume distributing $3 billion in aid from the Farm Service Agency that had been halted as a result of the three-...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China #imported no #soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier."

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China Imports No US Soy in September, First Time Since 2018 - Farm Policy News
China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier, as buyers shunned Amer...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States could purchase #Argentinian #beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers."

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Trump Suggests U.S. Will Buy Argentina Beef to Lower Prices - Farm Policy News
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States could purchase Argentinian beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers. 'We would buy some beef from Argentina,' he told re...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump said his administration had struck an agreement to bring down the #price of #beef for consumers during an event in the Oval Office on Thursday."

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Trump Says US Has "a Deal" to Lower Beef Prices - Farm Policy News
President Donald Trump said his administration had struck an agreement to bring down the price of beef for consumers during an event in the Oval Office on Thursday. Trump didn’t provide details on wha...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration said that its #immigration crackdown is hurting #farmers and risking higher #food #prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply."

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Immigration Crackdown Hurting Ag, Labor Dept. Concedes - Farm Policy News
The Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply. The Labor Department made this c...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM