Ag Bull Intel

Confused? Mixed Signals? You Are Not Alone…  Washington is sending contradictory messages on interest rates, trade deals, farm aid, food security, healthcare — tariffs, court cases, spending, biofuels, and even a skinny farm bill The final weeks of 2025 have produced one of the most bewildering stretches in U.S. economic, agricultural, energy, and trade policy…

Bessent: Trump and Xi Could Hold Four High-Level Meetings in 2026Says China “right on schedule” with pledges to boost U.S. soybean purchasesTreasury Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may meet as many as four times in 2026, a level of direct engagement he argued would help…

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer to Lead Mizzou’s FAPRI as Pat Westhoff Concludes Influential 15-Year Tenure  Leadership transition brings Meyer back to Missouri as FAPRI’s long-time director Pat Westhoff retires after reshaping the institute into a global force in agricultural policy analysis Seth Meyer, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief economist, will return to the University…

China’s Beef Import Pullback Sends Ripples Through Brazil’s Meat Sector Beijing’s targeted suspension of Brazilian beef plants fuels speculation of diverted shipments and market scrambling, though evidence points to a narrower disruption China’s sudden slowdown exposes Brazil’s export vulnerability A series of recent moves by China’s customs authority has reignited concerns about the stability of…

China Extends Beef Import Investigation Into 2026 U.S. producer prices rebound in September on surge in food and energy costs Link: Trump to Visit China in April After ‘Very Good’ Call with Xi on          Taiwan, Ukraine, SoybeansLink: Farm Sector Sounds Alarm as Losses Deepen, Farm Bureau’s Newton WarnsLink: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Nov 21Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Nov. 21 Today’s…

Trump to Visit China in April After ‘Very Good’ Call with Xi on Taiwan, Ukraine, Soybeans Leaders look to lock in fragile truce as Taiwan, Ukraine and trade dominate discussion President Donald Trump will travel to China in April after what he described as a “very good” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on…

Farm Sector Sounds Alarm as Losses Deepen, Farm Bureau’s Newton Warns American Farm Bureau economist John Newton says multiyear losses, collapsing margins, and delayed aid put farm viability at risk as trade setbacks and rising costs squeeze producers. Farm financial stress has shifted from “challenging” to critical, according to John Newton, Ph.D., vice president of…

Think U.S. Can’t Deal with High Fertilizer Prices? Look What Colombia is Doing Rollins again signals farmer aid coming… and alerts more China buys of U.S. soybeans ahead | Daily export sale: 123,000 metric tons soybeans to China, 2025/2026 MY Link: The Week Ahead, Nov. 23, 2025: Hassett Sees “Blockbuster” 2026 Ahead         in Interview with…