With the election now in the rearview mirror, Washington, D.C., ag economist John Newton joins Tyne and Clinton on Unscripted to talk about the road ahead for ag producers.
Immediately after the election, commodity prices saw strength. But this week, markets saw extreme pressure every day except Friday. What turn of events caused concern among traders? Mike North of Ever.Ag and Mark Gold of StoneX Group explain.
President-elect Donald Trump has talked about increasing tariffs on foreign goods, particularly those from China. He has argued such import taxes would keep manufacturing jobs in the U.S., shrink the federal deficit and help lower food prices.
Various sources have provided Farm Journal with 15 possible people in the running for the next Secretary of Agriculture. Several of them have a strong agricultural background, including growing up on a family farm.
“The agricultural economy is inherently cyclical, and ag lenders are navigating the changing conditions across the sectors they serve,” says Jackson Takach, chief economist of Farmer Mac.
