Washington, June 8 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said US gasoline prices would “drop like a rock” once the conflict with Iran is resolved, arguing that temporary increases in fuel and farm input costs are the price of preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, Trump acknowledged that higher energy prices have affected American farmers but insisted the economic pain would be short-lived and justified by his administration’s actions against Ira…
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Washington, June 6 (IANS) The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed a $26.3 billion agriculture spending bill, advancing Republican priorities on farm support, food safety, rural development and national security despite Democratic objections that the measure cuts nutrition and other domestic programmes. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2027 passed the House by a vote of 213-210 and now moves to th…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said that the confrontation with Iran is nearing an end and declared that Tehran’s nuclear ambitions would be stopped “one way or the other.” Speaking at an agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday (local time), Trump said the United States had already largely achieved its objective of preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear-armed state.”We had to extinguish a nuclear weapon…,” Trump said. “We weren’t going to let that …
Washington, March 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump highlighted a sweeping set of tax cuts, trade gains and regulatory rollbacks aimed at American farmers, telling a large gathering at the White House that his administration had “delivered” after what he described as years of policy setbacks.Addressing what he called the “single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House has ever seen,” Trump said his administration had already provided “$12 billion” in support and …
Washington, March 27 (IANS) Donald Trump on Friday outlined a series of tax cuts, trade gains and regulatory rollbacks aimed at American farmers, while promising further relief and pressing Congress to pass a new farm bill. Addressing what he described as the largest gathering of farmers on the White House South Lawn, Trump said his administration had moved quickly to boost farm incomes and reduce costs.“In my first year back in the White House, farm income has soared by 20 per cent,” …
Washington, March 14 (IANS) The United States expanded authorisations for Venezuela’s energy and petrochemical sectors, a move that could help stabilise global fertilizer and oil supplies — developments closely watched by major importers such as India.The US Treasury Department said the changes were made through updated licences issued by its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as part of efforts to revive Venezuela’s energy industry and support global commodity markets.“The Trump ad…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) The Trump administration is preparing potential measures to shield American farmers from rising fertilizer costs linked to global tensions, including developments involving Iran, US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said at the White House.Addressing reporters at the White House alongside the Rodeo champions, the agriculture secretary said the administration was closely monitoring fertilizer markets as farmers across the United States move into the critical spring …
Washington, March 3 (IANS) The United States’ top trade and agriculture officials have declared that American farm exports are “back on top,” saying eight new reciprocal trade agreements and an aggressive export push are restoring market access and putting U.S. farmers at the centre of the global economy. In an op-ed in The Hill, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said “U.S. agriculture is back on top, and the world is buying,” outlinin…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) The United States expects India to follow through on tariff reduction commitments under President Donald Trump’s trade agreement, the White House said, calling the pact an “objective win” for American farmers, workers, and industries.“President Trump’s historic trade agreement with India is an objective win for American farmers, workers, and industries,” a White House official told IANS on Wednesday (local time).The official said the administration views the…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday accused the Centre of compromising the interests of Indian farmers by accepting an allegedly ‘unfavourable’ trade deal with the US.In a message on social media, she said, “The United States has stated, American farmers’ products will now be sold in the Indian market, bringing money to rural America. Through this deal, Trump has ensured benefits for American farmers.”“India’s millions of farmers…