Falling pork prices may push China back into deflation | IMF boosts China’s GDP forecasts
House GOP leaders still mulling options for stopgap spending bill to avoid gov’t shutdown
2018 Farm Bill extension | USDA reports | NYT poll: Trump over Biden in key states
Odds surge for farm bill extension if some House GOP plans to cut food stamp funding prevail
FOMC | Panama Canal | Aid for Israel, Ukraine | EVs | Russia boosts oil exports
U.S. airlines back ethanol industry position on aviation fuel credit | GAO report on sugar program
Biden’s trade policy suffers setback as NPPC says India continues to hinder pork trade
Farm bill in 2025? Latest Univ. of Mo./Farm Journal survey results | GM, UAW reach accord
Biden and XI to meet in November | Pence suspends presidential campaign | FOMC
USDA’s ERS to survey Midwest corn and soybean farmers on cover crops

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.