National corn and soybean grower groups in the U.S. are disappointed with decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission this week to move ahead with anti-dumping and countervailing duties on 2,4-D herbicide imports from China and India. In its April 29th decision, the ITC said it determined that a domestic industry is “materially injured” by… Read More
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Editor’s Note: On Thursday, March 6th, Trump paused tariffs on some Canadian goods, but only those that qualify under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA/CUSMA). Steel and aluminum tariffs are still set for next week, and reciprocal tariffs are on for April 2, 2025. While many American farm groups remain publicly silent, some U.S. agriculture organizations are… Read More
The U.S. government has moved a step closer to imposing duties on imports of generic 2,4-D herbicide from China and India, raising concerns among farm groups about future North American supplies of the herbicide. Corteva Agriscience filed a petition earlier this year calling for anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of 2,4-D into the U.S.,… Read More
A federal court in the U.S. has pulled the Environmental Protection Agency’s over-the-top (OTT) registration of three products containing dicamba — XtendiMax, Engenia, and Tavium. The court found the EPA violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or FIFRA — that it failed to follow notice-and-comment requirements — when granting its approval for these… Read More
Soybean farmers are riding the wave as the market continues to see a strong global demand creating a multitude of opportunities for growers. Caleb Ragland, director with the American Soybean Association (ASA), says although the input prices remain high, commodity prices also remain high, creating an offset that will likely be very favourable for soybean… Read More
U.S. corn growers are voicing concerns and disappointment with their federal administration as the penny-per-bushel trade aid announced earlier this week added to frustrations over retaliatory tariffs and how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is handling ethanol policy. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tried to allay those concerns at the Farm Progress Show in Boone,… Read More