The percentage of Americans participating in the SNAP has dropped 3%. The USDA program provides benefits for purchasing food to households with limited incomes and assets.
Trade negotiations with China are going well enough for President Trump to postpone plans to raise the tariff rate on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
First three quarters of 2018, export value to Taiwan had nearly matched last year's record of $410 million, but by year's end, are expected to exceed $500 million.