News and analyses related to agricultural policy relevant to Montana and the northern Great Plains.
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Agricultural Export Prices Fell 5.3% in July 2018, Exactly As Economic Theory Indicates
Key insights: The July 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics report on U.S. Import and Export…
Tax Cut Implications, Ag Bank Consolidation Impacts, and Returns to Farm Income: Update on Recent Ag Econ Research
Key insights: The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meeting brings together the most recent…
What’s the Difference Between Trade Restriction and Trade Diversion?
Key Insights: U.S. exporters have increasingly begun to face trade disruptions on two fronts: from…
Consequences of Using Domestic Policies to Offset Retaliatory Tariff Losses to US Farmers
Key insights: President Trump has noted that he will “make it up’ to U.S. farmers…
The latest on the 2018(?) farm bill
Hello from the North! I’m at the Western Ag Econ Association meetings in Anchorage, Alaska,…
Higher Ag Loan Interest Rates: A Sneaky Impact of Tariffs and Policy Uncertainty?
Key insights: Trade disputes with major agricultural export countries are likely to result in lower-than-projected…
Brexit: Implications and Parallels
The Department of Agricultural Economics & Economics at MSU led a class of students to…
2018 Tax Changes: Should Charities be Concerned?
One change from the recent tax reform law is that the number of tax payers…
How a Brazilian Supreme Court Decision Could Have Long-term Effects for US Agricultural Markets
Key insights: In early April 2018, the Brazilian Supreme Court upheld a 2016 law that…
Is the 2017 Tax Bill a Possible Trojan Horse for US Agricultural Exports?
Key insights: Proponents of the 2017 tax legislation argue that reducing the corporate tax rate…