EU Tariffs on U.S. Grain will have no Impact Short-Term Friday, March 21, 2025 By Aleah Harle, Farms.com Risk Management Intern On March 12, the European Union announced $28 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, following President Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. Originally set to take affect April 1, but... Read this article online
Key market movers to watch include hogs and dairy Friday, March 21, 2025 . By Aleah Harle, Farms.com Risk Management Intern 1. The USDA Cold Storage Report for March is set to be released on March 25. The report from the previous monthshowed a 6% decline in total red meat stocks in freezers compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, frozen pork... Read this article online
From Livestock to Crops, Canadian Farms Experienced Financial Growth Thursday, March 20, 2025 By Liam Nolan Although the total number of farms in Canada has decreased by around 18,000, the average net worth per farm has more than doubled since 2009, growing to roughly $3.9 million in 2023, up from about $1.5 million. The average annual revenue per farm has also more than... Read this article online
2016 Senate Report Warned of Current Challenges Thursday, March 20, 2025 In 2016, during the first Trump term as US President, the Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce, and the Economy advised dismantling internal trade barriers to enhance economic growth. It also urged the government to reduce dependence on the U.S. market and implement tax reforms to... Read this article online
Small business confidence in the Agriculture Sector Plummets Thursday, March 20, 2025 Small business confidence in the agriculture sector plummeted from 49.1 index points in February to 21.3 in March, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer®. It’s not just the US tariffs, the agriculture industry is also being... Read this article online