During most weeks, the AgEconMT crew reads a lot of news, interacts with lots of people, and learns a lot. While we’re not able to report on and provide analyses on all of those things, we want to share at least a few items that we found to be particularly interesting and useful for the northern Great Plains agricultural sector during the past week.
US Files Trade Action Against China Over Rice, Wheat, Corn Tariffs (AgFax): The United States is launching this trade enforcement challenge to hold China to its trade commitments and help level the playing field for American rice, wheat, and corn farmers. Today’s announcement marks the 15th trade enforcement challenge the Obama Administration has launched against China at the WTO.
Cold Spell Seen Threatening Winter Wheat in US Plains Midwest (Cattle Network): Soil can protect the plants, but the cold tends to penetrate dry soils more easily. The latest weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report showed moderate drought across the western third of Kansas.
Notice anything we’ve missed and that could be interesting to others like you? Let us know and we’ll add it!
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