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Aid coming to ag producers as USDA announces second round of farm payments to offset tariffs

Scottsbluff StarHerald 24 May 2019

Producers of alfalfa ... For specialty crops, tree nut producers, fresh sweet cherry producers (who were included in the last round of MFP), cranberry producers, and fresh grape producers will receive payments based on the trade impact to the commodity times the acres of production....

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U.S. handing farmers $16B in tariff relief

Arkansas Online 24 May 2019

The new program will make $14.5 billion in direct payments to producers, channeled through the Commodity Credit Corp., a program that helps shore up American farmers by buying their crops. The payments will be made to agricultural producers for a wide range of products, from ......

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Trump administration announces $16 billion aid package for farmers hit in trade war

The Keene Sentinel 24 May 2019

In a conference call with reporters ahead of the event, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said $14.5 billion of the $16 billion would be paid out directly to producers, who have been hit hard by Trump's tariff showdowns with China, Mexico and other countries ... agricultural commodities such as soybeans....

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Dow Stock Got an Upgrade, but There Is Nothing to Celebrate

Barrons 24 May 2019

It happened Friday, when JPMorgan analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas changed his rating on Dow —a producer of commodity chemicals under pressure from the trade war with China—to Neutral from Underweight ... Oil is a key ingredient in many commodity chemicals, so if prices don’t rise when the cost of energy does, it signals weak demand....

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President Trump Announces Aid for Farmers

Agweb 24 May 2019

The subsidies are available to producers of row crops, livestock and other agricultural commodities that have been impacted by tariffs from China, EU and Turkey ... While the compensation formula is undefined, at FBN we believe that the row crop producers will benefit from the cash payment....

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Positioning Aba leather industry for global competitiveness

Business Day Online 24 May 2019

There are over 80,000 players in the leather industry, with some producing shoes, and others making bags and trunk boxes ... Available data show that China produces 12.6 billion pairs of leather shoes annually, while Vietnam produces 760 million pairs. Indonesia produces 660 million pairs, while Italy produces 205 million of the same commodity annually....

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Trump's $16 billion farm aid package gets tepid reception

Finger Lakes Times 24 May 2019

"Clearly producers of some commodities that are doing fine will get the payments while others that are hurting because of the trade war will get less." ... Corn growers in 2018 received 1-cent-per-bushel payment while soybean producers received $1.65 per bushel ... Dairy and hog producers also will receive payments....

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Trump’s $16 billion farm aid package gets tepid reception

The Bryan Eagle 24 May 2019

“Clearly producers of some commodities that are doing fine will get the payments while others that are hurting because of the trade war will get less.” ... Corn growers in 2018 received 1-cent-per-bushel payment while soybean producers received $1.65 per bushel ... Dairy and hog producers also will receive payments....

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Trade Aid & Weather Forecast at Odds

Agweb 24 May 2019

RSS By. Paul Georgy, AgWeb. Paul Georgy serves as president/CEO of Allendale, Inc., a worldwide agricultural advisory and research firm that provides agricultural commodity price research and risk management alternatives for producers, major food companies, international corporations, foreign governments, and major news vendors ... May 24, 2019 ... The U.S....

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Vision 2030 Should Be Anchored On Value Added Exports

All Africa 23 May 2019

Bulawayo -For many years Zimbabwe's export earnings have been dominated by raw commodities from primary industries such as mining and agriculture ... Primary industries remain vulnerable to the vagaries of the volatile international market, which always does not favour raw commodity producers .......

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Trump needs to be ready to aid ag producers

The Bismarck Tribune 23 May 2019

On top of that, commodity prices are low and the trade fight with China has lasted longer than expected. Still, North Dakota’s congressional delegation and, it would appear, most of the state’s agricultural producers support President Donald Trump’s efforts to rein in China ... North Dakota producers rely on those sales....

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Concho Resources Will Get Better From Here

Seeking Alpha 23 May 2019

The first quarter was a difficult period for all oil producers as the weakness in commodity prices dragged their earnings and cash flows. However, most oil producers remained profitable while some, such as Diamondback Energy (FANG) which I have recently covered, also generated enough cash flows to fully fund their capital expenditures....

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Darigold expands in Mexico

Capital Press 23 May 2019

SEATTLE — Darigold Inc ... dairy industry ... Darigold produces a full line of dairy-based products for retail, foodservice, commodity and specialty markets, and is one of the largest U.S ... operates 11 plants throughout the Northwest, processing high-quality milk produced by its dairy farm families ... .......