#China has lifted a two-year ban on #poultry #imports from #Argentina, reopening a key supply channel amid a tit-for-tat trade war with the United States that has led to steep tariffs on U.S poultry. reuters.com/markets/commod…

Never before has an hour of Presidential rhetoric cost so many people so much. Markets continue to move after my previous tweet. The best estimate of the loss from tariff policy is now is closer to $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four.

1. Here we go again. New crop 25 soybeans down 29 cents overnight on news of China's tariff retaliation. For the time being, this means the U.S. is priced out of the Chinese market, by far the largest buyer of soybeans in the world. I am confident that some kind of trade

Congratulations Dipa on a successful PhD defense! WSU Economics

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Please join us tomorrow. WSU Economics is hosting a very interesting Leigh Lecture with Dean Karlan on the future of foreign aid. It's at 4:30 in CUE 203 WSU Pullman news.wsu.edu/announcements/…

The recent outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) signal the return of the disease to Europe. In this post, we take a deeper look at the situation. #vets #FMD #animalhealth

#BirdFlu federal aid payouts have so far been dominated by a few big #poultry producers. Since 2022, the top three firms have received more than $280 million combined. investigatemidwest.org/2025/04/30/und…

Wonderful WSU graduation day! Go Cougs!

#Nebraska #corn producers should prepare for constrained urea ammonium #nitrate supply & rising prices by evaluating alternative #nitrogen sources & refining side-dress strategies now. See Nebraska Extension's recommendations » buff.ly/jhF0Uij #NebExt #ag #cropproduction

Optimizing microplastic pollution in a terrestrial environment: a case for soil-biodegradable mulches | Agricultural and Resource Economics Review | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4knuvg3

U.S. #soybean #exports may drop 20% and prices will plunge if the United States and China fail to resolve their #trade dispute limiting U.S. soybeans from their largest market, agribusiness consultancy AgResource said on Wednesday. reuters.com/world/china/us…

It’s usually a bad sign for Kansas #wheat farmers when their crops end up feeding #cattle instead of humans. But the outlook is for a bumper harvest at a time when overseas buyers are turning away from the US amid President Donald Trump’s trade tensions. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Using frailty as the measure of health, a new paper by Roozbeh Hosseini, Karen Kopecky and Zhao, recently accepted to #REStud, finds that health inequality accounts for 28 percent of lifetime earnings inequality. restud.com/how-important-… #EconSky #health #frailty #disability

Here’s How Countries Are Retaliating Against Trump’s Tariffs on.cfr.org/4bWYc4r via Council on Foreign Relations

New U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows the nation #imported more than 26 million shell #eggs, counted by the dozen, since January, which is more than 10 times the amount imported during the same period in 2024. wgem.com/2025/06/27/us-…

Forty-two #agricultural organizations sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday urging him to nominate a new Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. #Trade Representative. agriculture.com/ag-industry-pl…

Beer lovers, homebrewers, & aspiring brewing professionals have a new way to enter the industry through #WSU’s new Brewing Certificate Program. The non-credit program provides a comprehensive education in the science, technology, & business of brewing. news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/wsu-ve…

While backyard chickens can mean fresher eggs, they also come with food safety risks. The latest Food Safety in a Minute podcast covers key recommendations before you start a flock of your own. #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/podcasts/fsm-3…