A Bailout May Come Too Late as Farmers Begin to Plan for Next Year

It could be months before they receive aid, well after the winter period when they talk to their bankers and make decisions about the planting ahead.

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This Little-Known Diet Can Actually Lower Your Cholesterol

The plant-focused portfolio diet has been shown to reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease. Here’s how it works.

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Soybean Farmers Find Relief in U.S. Trade Truce With China

President Trump said China would end its boycott and resume buying millions of tons of American soybeans.

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Trump’s China Deal May Avert a Crisis of His Own Making

The Trump administration is hailing a potential deal that may return the U.S.-China relationship to where it was before the president began a trade war against Beijing.

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From Industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist Now Oversees Pesticide Rules

Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.

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Who Will Blink First on Trade: President Trump or Xi Jinping?

Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.

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Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil

Brazilian farmers are lobbying to roll back deforestation restrictions in order to sell more soybeans to the huge Chinese market.

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Investors Fear the Return of the U.S.-China Trade War

The market is rebounding, but analysts see plenty of reason for concern about heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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Trump Wades Into Bailout Politics in Offering a Lifeline to Argentina

A $20 billion loan to support Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, could come with economic and political risks.

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Soybeans Were America’s Biggest Export to China. Now, Sales Are Down to Zero.

China stopped buying soybeans from America in May, placing a retaliatory tariff on the bumper crop after President Trump increased levies on goods from China.

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