Ag Bull Intel

  • Xi Thinks He Has Trump’s Number

    Xi Thinks He Has Trump’s Number

    WSJ: Xi Thinks He Has Trump’s Number Inflation cools in September | U.S. border closures over screwworm are a modern exception, not a historical norm | Senate Judiciary to probe seed and fertilizer competition | Lula prepares to meet Trump | Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada over ad featuring voice of former President…

  • Report: Mexico Seeks Deal to Reopen U.S. Border for Cattle Amid Screwworm Crisis

    Report: Mexico Seeks Deal to Reopen U.S. Border for Cattle Amid Screwworm Crisis

    Report: Mexico Seeks Deal to Reopen U.S. Border for Cattle Amid Screwworm Crisis Ag Minister Julio Berdegue to meet U.S. counterpart Brooke Rollins next week as outbreak strains livestock trade Mexico’s incoming agriculture minister, Julio Berdegue, will travel to Washington next week in hopes of securing an agreement to reopen the U.S. border to Mexican…

  • Tariffs, Trade Remedies, and Fertilizer: How U.S. Policy Is Reshaping Farm Input Costs

    Tariffs, Trade Remedies, and Fertilizer: How U.S. Policy Is Reshaping Farm Input Costs

    Tariffs, Trade Remedies, and Fertilizer: How U.S. Policy Is Reshaping Farm Input Costs Trump’s tariff measures and ITC-backed phosphate duties have driven fertilizer costs higher and altered import patterns, with ripple effects across U.S. agriculture and global supply chains Fertilizers have become a critical fault line in the evolving U.S./China trade war and the broader reshuffling…

  • Trump, Xi, and the Next China Showdown

    Trump, Xi, and the Next China Showdown

    Trump, Xi, and the Next China ShowdownFox Business interview: Michael Pillsbury warns Beijing may be stalling as new U.S. tariffs loom In an interview on Fox Business, China expert and Fox News contributor Michael Pillsbury downplayed talk of a violent power struggle in Beijing but warned that factional infighting could shape who leads China over the next several years.…

  • U.S. Raising Tariff Rate Quota for Argentina to 80,000 MT Beef to Reduce Prices

    U.S. Raising Tariff Rate Quota for Argentina to 80,000 MT Beef to Reduce Prices

    U.S. Raising Tariff Rate Quota for Argentina to 80,000 MT Beef to Reduce Prices Oil prices surge after U.S. sanctions on Russia’s top energy firms | Trump/USDA plan to rebuild U.S. cattle industry | Partial FSA reopening today | SNAP goes pop Link: Trump Admin. Unveils Major Plan to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd, Lower Beef…

  • Trump Administration Unveils Major Plan to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd, Lower Beef Prices

    Trump Administration Unveils Major Plan to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd, Lower Beef Prices

    Trump Administration Unveils Major Plan to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd, Lower Beef Prices Secretaries Rollins, Burgum, Kennedy, and Loeffler announce coordinated push to bolster ranchers, expand processing capacity, and promote beef as a cornerstone of national health and security.  USDA Secretary BrookeRollins on Tuesday announced a sweeping initiative to stabilize and grow the American beef industry,…

  • USDA White Paper: The Trump Administration’s Plan to Fortify the American Beef Industry

    USDA White Paper: The Trump Administration’s Plan to Fortify the American Beef Industry

    USDA White Paper: The Trump Administration’s Plan to Fortify the American Beef IndustrySweeping reforms target rancher resilience, market access, and consumer transparency The USDA Beef Industry Plan White Paper (Link/October 20, 2025) lays out a three-part strategy to rebuild and stabilize the American cattle industry amid historic herd declines. The document underscores that since 2017, the…

  • U.S. Software Export Curbs Could Ripple Through Farm Sector

    U.S. Software Export Curbs Could Ripple Through Farm Sector

    U.S. Software Export Curbs Could Ripple Through Farm SectorTrump’s proposed restrictions on software exports to China risk triggering retaliation and still higher input costs for U.S. agriculture President Donald Trump’s plan to tighten restrictions on “any and all critical software” exports to China — part of his broader tariff escalation set to take effect Nov.…

  • Trump Claims Tariffs Made Ranchers Prosper, but Economists Say the Picture Is More Complex

    Trump Claims Tariffs Made Ranchers Prosper, but Economists Say the Picture Is More Complex

    Trump Claims Tariffs Made Ranchers Prosper, but Economists Say the Picture Is More ComplexFact-checkers find partial truth in Trump’s statement linking cattle industry gains solely to his trade policies President Donald Trump took to Truth Social today to argue that U.S. cattle ranchers owe their recent success to his trade actions. Trump on Truth Social said: “The Cattle…

  • Trump/USDA Options Expected Re: Beef Supply

    Trump/USDA Options Expected Re: Beef Supply

    Trump/USDA Options Expected Re: Beef Supply USDA partially reopens FSA to release $3 billion farm funding frozen by shutdown Link: Trump Administration to Release $3 Billion in Farm Funding Frozen by ShutdownLink: Hassett Highlights AI Productivity, Tariff Revenue, and Energy BoomLink: New Coalition Pushes for National Ingredient TransparencyLink: Trump Casts Doubt on Xi Meeting as…