Noah Wicks

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill in January 2025 before his confirmation (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says that the administration is still planning to raise its global tariff to 15%.

The price tag for a new package of farm aid appears to be growing. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., tells Agri-Pulse lawmakers have been talking about $7 billion in disaster assistance to go with the $15 billion or more being discussed in economic aid. The total cost of the package could range up to $22 billion, he said Thursday.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says she is working directly with ag input companies to address rising prices amid mounting warnings over fertilizer supply and ongoing disruptions.

USDA drops two of its most anticipated reports at noon — Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings — offering fresh numbers on crop supplies and early acreage intentions. Both can move markets, and both land before growers know what the weather will bring.

The Court of International Trade will hear arguments today on whether President Donald Trump’s global tariff passes legal muster as opponents push for a swift decision.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will visit the port of Douglas, Arizona, next week as USDA considers whether to reopen any southern ports to cattle imports from Mexico, she said Friday at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new sterile fly facility in Texas.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Sen. Roger Marshall, R‑Kan., is introducing legislation to block tariffs on phosphate fertilizer, saying the move would help lower costs for U.S. growers.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)