U.S. ethanol exports slumped 37% in July, the lowest level since October 2013, as former key destinations Brazil, China and India were nearly absent from the market.
Potato processors are rushing to buy supplies in order to keep French fries on the menu after cold, wet weather damaged crops for many producers in the U.S. and Canada.
President Trump is calling the still to be completed trade deal with China "the greatest and biggest deal ever made for our Great Patriot Farmers in the history of our Country."
A big problem in the U.S. is food waste. It is the single largest category of material sent to municipal landfills. The need to better educate the U.S. on the importance of reducing food waste.
China will be increasing imports of American agriculture and energy products and will seek to address U.S. protection concerns about intellectual property.