$15B down, $29B to go — USDA unveils new ag trade deficit projections
The U.S. ag trade deficit continues to move in the right direction, according to new numbers from USDA. While the overall number is still massive, the latest forecast predicts 2026’s…
Japan Is Finally Removing A Massive Barrier To American-Made Cars
Japan plans a new certification pathway for US-built vehicles. It will admit US-certified cars without extra testing in Japan. Toyota has said it wants to import three US models into…
Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs?
But who is, in fact, paying the Trump tariffs? Two reports released last week — the Congressional Budget Office’s latest report on the budget and economic outlook, and a study…
Govt to seal US trade deal on Monday to reduce tariff
Bangladesh has pledged to buy American aircraft from Boeing, along with greater quantities of cotton, soybeans, liquefied petroleum gas and other goods to reduce the trade gap with the US….
In exiting Japan, John Deere building $70M factory in North Carolina
John Deere future generation excavators previously produced in Japan will be manufactured at a $70 million factory in North Carolina, the company said Tuesday. Kernersville, a Forsyth County community off…
Who is Really Paying for Trump’s Tariffs?
Border payment does not determine who bears the cost. While tariffs are paid by importers at the border, U.S. nonfuel import prices remained largely flat through September 2025. This indicates…
Why the 2025 Trade Deficit Might Not be as Bad as it Looks
A trade deficit matters because it changes who is doing the spending and investing in an economy, how exposed key sectors are to foreign competition, and how much domestic production…
GM to move production of Buick SUV from China to US
General Motors is moving production of a China-built Buick SUV to the U.S., its latest move to expand U.S. factory work in the wake of the Trump administration’s tariffs. The…
Pet food inflation flat in 2025 as overall inflation rose in December
Pet food prices remained comparatively restrained at the end of 2025, even as overall pet-related inflation accelerated in December, according to industry analyst John Gibbons of PetBusinessProfessor.com. While total pet…
Market share of US-made cars hits record low in Canada
The share of US-manufactured passenger vehicles imported to Canada has fallen to a historic low of 36% during the first 10 months of 2025, according to Statistics Canada data. This…