Markets & News: Signal to Noise with Jim Wiesemeyer

It is officially a trade war. Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer looks at what comes next as the markets react to the trade war with China with a shrug. And is Scott Pruitt's departure from the Environmental Protection Agency really good news for the biofuels industry? Wiesemeyer gives hints that the shifts at EPA could bring resolution to the simmering battle between biofuels and oil on this week's DC Signal to Noise podcast.

Does a Supreme Court opening buy some time for President Donald Trump with rural voters? Does it also provide an opening for Sen. Chuck Grassley to fight back over ethanol? And, oh yeah...the Senate passed a farm bill. Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer splits the signal from the noise in this week's news.

On it's second shot, the House passed the farm bill by a single vote margin, but that's not the biggest news of the week according to Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer. For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump reversed course under public pressure. Will that change how others negotiate against him? 

In this week's DC Signal to Noise podcast, Wiesemeyer and Farm Journal News Director John Herath talk about the implications of the Trump reversal on his policy to separate illegal immigrants from their children. They also cover the lingering damage from a nasty farm bill fight in the House and how mother nature could influence the ongoing farm bill debate.

The United States and China have traded lists of items to be slapped with tariffs in a growing tit-for-tat between the two nations. China's list of import tariffs includes virtually every ag sector in the U.S. But don't call it a trade war yet, at least not until July 6. Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer explains in this week's Signal to Noise podcast. He also takes on the latest Farm Bill news and the growing potential for Scott Pruitt's departure as EPA Administrator. Would that be good news for the renewable fuels industry?

The Senate releases a farm bill. The White House says there will be a cost for year-round E15. And the administration claims NAFTA has always been 'bilateral.' Farm Journal Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and News Director John Herath are joined by U.S. Farm Report's Tyne Morgan to separate the news from the noise.

President Donald Trump's tough talk on tariffs has kept ag trade on a roller coaster, but this week's steel and aluminum tariff announcement for trading partners the European Union, Canada and Mexico felt very different. Will ag see real pain this time? And how is China gearing up to take advantage of the trade chaos? Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer looks at this and all the ag news that matters this week in Washington.