AgWeb

Is The Record Ag Trade Deficit Cause For Alarm?

The U.S. agricultural trade deficit hit a record $28.6 billion the first half of 2025, according to data released from USDA. It’s due to weak production growth, increased demand for imported food ...
NPR

trade deficits

April 9, 2025 • At the heart of President Trump's tariffs is this idea that we should not be buying more from other countries than they are buying from us. Basically, he wants to get rid of the ...
The New York Times

Is the U.S. Trade Deficit an ‘Emergency’?

Many of the president’s tariffs rest on the legal claim that the gap between what America imports and exports is a national emergency, an idea that remains contentious. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson ...
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Trump tariffs rewrite trade math as deficit hits 5-year low

The Trump administration's aggressive tariff strategy has collided with a sharp swing in the trade numbers, leaving the United States with its smallest trade gap in five years and a very different ...
The American Spectator

America’s Trade Deficits Are Not Innocuous

President Trump is adhering to economic theory with regard to his tariff policies and trade deficits; with time it will pay off. He understands that America’s perennial trade deficits ...