Major shift in China economic strategy | EPA deputy secretary nominee | Sheinbaum: ‘Mexico is not subordinate’ amid Trump tensions | Trudeau: Tariffs ready if Trump starts trade war
45Z info | Biden’s farewell address | Greenland open to dialogue | IMF warns | Ag sector concerns | Update on farmer economic & disaster aid | More Trump nominees
Key findings and reactions
Cost for insurers from L.A. wildfires to surpass $20 bil. | Xi Jinping to send high-level envoy to Trump’s inauguration | Canada plans tariff retaliation if Trump escalates trade war
Biden interview | DOGE | Panama Canal | FOMC minutes | GAO report on food safety inspections
Work stoppage averted; ratification required
Dollar, oil prices strengthen | Bond market warnings | China tries again to spur domestic spending | Trump to meet with lawmakers, governors
Imports will be slow at first, based on the need to implement and test new protocols.
First U.S. death from bird flu reported in Louisiana | USDA transition | 2025 beef cattle market
Two Fed officials say inflation fight isn’t over | Countdown to another East Coast ports strike

Jim Wiesemeyer

Jim Wiesemeyer is well known to Pro Farmer Members for his long tenure as Washington Bureau Chief for Pro Farmer. Now with agricultural consulting firm Informa Economics, formerly Sparks Companies, Inc., he is still offering his expertise and insight on farm policy, trade policy and Washington politics as a consultant to Pro Farmer. His Inside Washington Today column on AgWeb.com is a must-read item to keep up with the latest in Washington developments.