Speakers’ remarks evoked a mix of hope and frustration at the 11th annual Virginia Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade. The event was held March 5 in Richmond and drew more than 300 participants, including representatives from 15 foreign embassies.

Virginia soybean growers already expect the 2018-2019 marketing season to be a bust. And as trade talks between China and the U.S. extend into spring, they’re worried that next year’s exports sales will slump as well.

Ministers from U.S. trade partners and representatives of domestic commodity organizations are among speakers at the 11th annual Virginia Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade. The event will be held March 5 at the Richmond Marriott Downtown.

Registration is open for the 11th annual Virginia Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade, which will be held March 5 at the Richmond Marriott Downtown.

Relations between the U.S. and some of its trading partners have left farmers and others keeping a closer eye on the global marketplace over the past year.

On Nov. 30 the revision of a 24-year-old pact between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, or USMCA, was agreed upon by the three countries.

The Port of Virginia helps move billions of dollars worth of agriculture and forestry products around the globe each year.

There are plenty of positive improvements for Virginia farmers in the new North American Free Trade Agreement announced Oct. 2.

An update on current market trends and news from Robert Harper of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Grain Division

An update on current market trends and news from Robert Harper of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Grain Division