The U.S. Agricultural Sector Under Stress
October 20, 2025
The Trump administration’s trade and immigration policies are having negative effects on agriculture, compounding the impact of low commodity prices and high costs.
October 20, 2025
The Trump administration’s trade and immigration policies are having negative effects on agriculture, compounding the impact of low commodity prices and high costs.
September 15, 2025
The world produces enough food for all people to consume sufficient calories, but not healthy diets. Access to healthy diets varies by region.
September 12, 2023
Emissions from agriculture have been heading in the wrong direction. Focussing on this sector has the potential of yielding high returns in the near future.
April 20, 2020
A shift to food at home and disruptions to supply due to outbreaks drive impacts to the food sector.
January 15, 2020
U.S. agricultural exports to China fell from 2017 to 2018 and remained depressed in 2019. The government provided unprecedented levels of support to farmers.
August 5, 2018
Exports are vital for U.S. agriculture. U.S. trade policy is raising uncertainty regarding trade with the U.S.’s top export markets: China, Canada, and Mexico.
March 20, 2017
Proposed economic policies are likely to hurt agriculture by depressing the prices received by farmers, reducing agricultural exports, and raising production costs.