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The Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG) and the Washington Grain Commission (WGC) have submitted a letter to Ambassador Jamieson Greer, U.S. trade representative, highlighting the potential harm to wheat growers, grain trade, and international buyers from proposed Section 301 actions targeting China’s maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors. WAWG and the WGC fully support the premise of addressing unfair trade practices ... Read More »

Just days before the March 21 deadline, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released details on the $10 billion Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), which will provide one-time payments to help producers dealing with increased input costs and falling commodity prices. The program runs from March 19 through Aug. 15, 2025, and applies to the 2024 crop year. Payments are ... Read More »

The National Association of Wheat Growers has been around for 75 years. Their mission remains the same, advocating for wheat growers coast to coast! RFD TV has a video on their website celebrating this milestone. There’s a couple of familiar faces scattered through it! Watch the video. Read More »

From agriculture.com Today (March 12), USDA released the March 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. While the average trade expectation was for decreased 2024/2025 U.S. corn ending stocks, and slightly higher soybean ending stocks, USDA held both estimates steady month-over-month. U.S. wheat ending stocks, however, were increased more than expected. “The outlook for 2024/2025 U.S. wheat this ... Read More »

From the Capital Press The U.S. is officially cutting 83% of the programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) following a six-week review, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X.com. It is unclear whether the Food for Peace program is one of those being eliminated. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From Brownfield Ag News An Oregon wheat farmer remains concerned about exports in 2025. Former president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Brent Cheyne, says there aren’t enough markets domestically to support the current U.S. wheat crop. “Eighty-nine percent of our crop is exported to the Pacific Rim, so I have no idea how you would consume all of ... Read More »

This week, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcomes Anthony Peña as the new Policy Manager. Anthony brings valuable experience from his nearly three-year tenure as Government Relations Manager at the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA). Before PNWA, Peña served for years with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray as Regional District Director and Representative. Anthony is from Vancouver, Wash., and ... Read More »

The Fence Post At the Commodity Classic on Sunday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollis declined to promise to maintain crop insurance premium subsidies at current levels, but said conservation funds blocked by the Trump administration will be released. Asked by a reporter at a news conference before she delivered her speech if she would promise to maintain current crop insurance premium ... Read More »

From Reuters Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods, which have declined sharply since the Washington-Beijing trade war during President Donald Trump’s first term, are expected to drop further as Beijing prepares retaliatory measures against fresh U.S. tariffs. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From agweb.com It’s been just over two months since Congress passed the American Relief Act, which contains $9.8 billion in market relief payments. Congress gave USDA 90 days to issue the payments, and with less than 30 days left before the deadline, farmers are asking one question: when will those payments be released? Read the rest of the article here. Read More »