The tariff rate on U.S. soybeans is as high as 56.5%, including goods and services tax (GST) and value added tax (VAT). This high tariff structure acts as a significant trade barrier for U.S. soybean exports to India.
Remnants of Hurricane Francine produced significant rains across the northern Delta and Tennessee River basin, but World Weather Inc. says water levels on the lower Mississippi river will rise for only a few days before falling again.
The House approved the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act, aimed at increasing oversight of farmland purchases by foreign investors, particularly those from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.