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Calif. almonds receive $6M+ in trade funding
Almond industry awarded funds through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program
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Soybean production up in 2018, USDA reports
Winter wheat seedings and grain stocks have also been reported
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November beef exports remain on record pace
Meanwhile, pork exports totaled 206,852 mt, down 8 percent year-over-year
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Uncertainty in the global cotton market
NCC: Ongoing trade tensions between U.S., China creating uncertainty in world economy
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Interfor shipping more lumber from Canada
Increased shipments from Canada come after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S.
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Soybean growers want resolution on tariffs
As negotiation period wanes, growers urge Congress to press Administration to end tariffs
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U.S. dairy exports to Japan under threat
Study shows trade agreements by competitors will threaten U.S. dairy exports to Japan
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A hill of beans: Soybeans upstage trade talks
China agrees to buy 5 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans over an unspecified period
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