Oli Ward
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🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 Trade reporter for @agripulse Serial retweeter. Into graphs. Formerly @insidetrade. Tips & coffee invites welcome at [email protected]
Joined October 2013
USDA trimmed its U.S. soybean export estimate as crop competition from Brazil and Argentina outweighs expectations of an uptick in Chinese purchases of U.S. beans. 🌱 w/ @oli_ward_1 @agripulse #wasde #soybeans #trade #USChina
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The global trade outlook for U.S. soybeans is mixed as the Agriculture Department on Friday slightly lowered its earlier export forecast amid tough competition from South America, despite a pending...
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Happy WASday to all who celebrate! @oli_ward_1 @mhirtz @TarsoVeloso @SusanNOBULL #ag #wasde #trade #soybeans
All trade estimates for USDA's supply & demand reports due Friday at 11 am CST. U.S. corn & soybean yield will be in the spotlight as will U.S. bean demand after the recent U.S.-China developments. Don't forget about USDA's daily export sale dump - also at 11 am.
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Trump's pick for USTR chief ag negotiator, Julie Callahan: "My intention in the negotiation with Argentina is this will not be a one-way conversation about beef. We would like to see beef access into Argentina as well."
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More fert news! By @oli_ward_1 Ag groups press officials to use critical minerals list to cut fertilizer prices https://t.co/wBxLiU2sjP
#fertilizer #corn #wheat #food #fuel @agripulse
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Commodity groups, ag trade associations and private companies appealed to administration officials on Thursday to designate key fertilizer and herbicide inputs as “critical minerals” to shore up...
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Ways and Means trade subcommittee chair Adrian Smith says there has been “discussion” about him leading the tariff working group but says “details haven’t been set.”
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Rep. Bacon says via a spokesperson that a rule vote tomorrow could serve as a vehicle to address some of their concerns on the tariff provisions. He also expects to sit on the new tariff working group.
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A Rep. McClintock staffer tells me he switched his vote on the rule extending the block on tariff votes because Johnson agreed to 1) shorten the extension until Jan. 31 in a forthcoming rule this week. 2) Set up a GOP tariff working group to look at Congress' role in policymaking
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Sen. Tim Kaine told me this morning he will absolutely challenge the new IEEPA declaration for the Brazil tariff hike. Once the admin notifies the Senate, “I'll either file it that day or I'll announce that I'm going to file it,” he said. This could tee up a floor vote for Sept
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SCOOP: Trump officials preparing list of ag products for potential tariff carveouts https://t.co/kBTtPq9n2q
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Trump administration officials are compiling a list of agricultural products that could receive exemptions from President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs, according to three people...
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Not a great day for fertilizer. India announced a fresh urea tender. 2M ton goal. India also being linked to a fresh DAP purchase that is $20 higher than last done. Both likely to be viewed as price supportive. My morning started well, and then has been a steep decline since
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Senate rescissions proposal to include food aid protections https://t.co/zHjkmab4HY
agri-pulse.com
A Senate amendment to the Trump administration’s rescissions package that has the White House’s blessing will include protections for U.S. food aid operations.
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Lobbying around Mexican tomato dispute ramps up as key deadline nears https://t.co/G853qvepjH
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Advocates in favor and opposed to impending tariffs on Mexican tomatoes have ramped up their lobbying efforts in recent days and weeks, with supporters of an agreement to suspend duties optimistic...
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Multiple protestors removed from a Senate Appropriations hearing on the administration’s rescissions package.
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U.S.-China trade tensions have led to US $2 billion in lost ag exports, report says https://t.co/ETdHv1NAPI
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Tariff hikes and U.S.-China trade tensions since January have triggered net export losses of around $2 billion for U.S. farmers, a new study finds, with lost Chinese sales dwarfing modest gains...
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At a parenting class this morning the teacher had us practice swaddling while she blasted crying baby sounds over her speakers. Great to find a disciple of Rassie Erasmus in the wild.
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Trump will nominate Doug Hoelscher, an Iowa veteran of the first Trump administration, to serve as USTR chief agricultural negotiator, according to people familiar with White House plans. https://t.co/zj4kYcBFyB
agri-pulse.com
President Donald Trump will nominate Doug Hoelscher, an Iowa veteran of the George W. Bush and first Trump administrations, to serve as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade...
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Sen. Cornyn following the meeting between Scott Bessent and Senate Finance Republicans this evening says the Treasury Secretary spoke about Wednesday’s tariffs “in passing.” “My understanding is reciprocity is the principle,” Cornyn said.
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Bird flu, screwworm monitoring among foreign aid programs killed by Trump https://t.co/wTa1RQQ1bS
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Among the more than 5,300 grants and programs killed as a result of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts are a slate of U.S.-funded programs at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, including...
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