Ag Bull Intel

  • USTR Flags China Soybean Compliance Ahead of Trump/Xi Summit

    USTR Flags China Soybean Compliance Ahead of Trump/Xi Summit

    USTR Flags China Soybean Compliance Ahead of Trump/Xi Summit Rollins talks fertilizer, CCC funding and other issues at hearing | Rollins in Texas today re: NWS | Greer goes to Mexico for Monday USMA meeting | China confirms FMD cases LINKS  Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 11Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 11 Updates: Policy/News/Markets, April 17, 2026…

  • U.S. Sugar Producers Push for Trade Action to Counter Import Surge

    U.S. Sugar Producers Push for Trade Action to Counter Import Surge

    U.S. Sugar Producers Push for Trade Action to Counter Import Surge Cease fire strains persist as markets, military, and energy policy collide LINKS  Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 11Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 11 Updates: Policy/News/Markets, April 16, 2026 UP FRONT TOP STORIES  — Cease fire strains persist as markets, military, and energy policy collide: Diplomatic efforts to sustain…

  • Trump: China ‘Very Happy’ About Strait of Hormuz; Promises Not to Send Weapons to Iran

    Trump: China ‘Very Happy’ About Strait of Hormuz; Promises Not to Send Weapons to Iran

    Trump: China ‘Very Happy’ About Strait of Hormuz; Promises Not to Send Weapons to Iran Key issues for Virginia cattle producers | What ifs for midterm elections LINKS  Link: Fertilizer Affordability Crisis Deepens for U.S. Farmers, Farm Bureau         Survey Finds Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 11Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 11 Updates: Policy/News/Markets, April 15, 2026 UP…

  • Fertilizer Affordability Crisis Deepens for U.S. Farmers, Farm Bureau Survey Finds

    Fertilizer Affordability Crisis Deepens for U.S. Farmers, Farm Bureau Survey Finds

    Fertilizer Affordability Crisis Deepens for U.S. Farmers, Farm Bureau Survey FindsHigh prices, limited availability, and financial strain force farmers to cut inputs and reconsider crop plans A new nationwide survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation (link) paints a troubling picture for U.S. agriculture, showing that a majority of farmers are struggling to afford fertilizer…

  • Iran and U.S. Consider Another Round of Talks

    Iran and U.S. Consider Another Round of Talks

    Iran and U.S. Consider Another Round of Talks Fertilizer update | China comments amid chatter about Trump/Xi summit | China export growth slows sharply LINKS  Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 11Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, April 11 Updates: Policy/News/Markets, April 14, 2026 UP FRONT TOP STORIES — U.S./Iran ceasefire talks and blockade strategy: Washington and Tehran are weighing extending a…

  • U.S. Moves to Enforce Maritime Blockade on Iran as Retaliation Threats Expand

    U.S. Moves to Enforce Maritime Blockade on Iran as Retaliation Threats Expand

    U.S. Moves to Enforce Maritime Blockade on Iran as Retaliation Threats Expand JBS labor deal ratified, bringing Colorado strike to an end | Screwworm cases press toward U.S. border as Mexico outbreak expands LINKS  Link: Special Sunday Updates, April 12: Oil Risk Premium Rebuilds as         Iran War Outlook DarkensLink: Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade, Warns of…

  • Oil Risk Premium Rebuilds as Iran War Outlook Darkens

    Oil Risk Premium Rebuilds as Iran War Outlook Darkens

    Oil Risk Premium Rebuilds as Iran War Outlook Darkens Iran signals escalation as U.S. blockade plans face direct pushback LINKS  Link: Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade, Warns of Military Strikes          as U.S./Iran Tensions Surge; Market impacts Link: The Week Ahead, April 12: U.S. Moves Toward Strait of Hormuz          Blockade After Talks CollapseLink: JBS, Union Reach Tentative…

  • Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade, Warns of Military Strikes as U.S./Iran Tensions Surge

    Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade, Warns of Military Strikes as U.S./Iran Tensions Surge

    Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade, Warns of Military Strikes as U.S./Iran Tensions Surge U.S. plans to interdict ships and clear mines, warning of military retaliation and raising fears of major escalation | Trump expects Iran to return to negotiations and deal with nuclear issues | Markets brace for energy shock “The United States Navy, the Finest…

  • U.S. Moves Toward Strait of Hormuz Blockade After Talks Collapse

    U.S. Moves Toward Strait of Hormuz Blockade After Talks Collapse

    U.S. Moves Toward Strait of Hormuz Blockade After Talks Collapse Congress returns as budget battles, oversight hearings take center stage | IMF signals downgrade to global growth outlook amid war disruptions LINKS  Link: JBS, Union Reach Tentative Deal After Historic Greeley Strike Link: Weekend Updates, April 11: U.S./Iran Talks in Pakistan as          Strait of Hormuz Reopens…

  • JBS, Union Reach Tentative Deal After Historic Greeley Strike

    JBS, Union Reach Tentative Deal After Historic Greeley Strike

    JBS, Union Reach Tentative Deal After Historic Greeley StrikeWorkers to vote Sunday on agreement following three-week walkout at major U.S. beef plant A tentative labor agreement has been reached between JBS and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, potentially ending a high-profile strike at the company’s flagship beef processing facility in Greeley, according…