Market to Market
This Week
Episode
Two trading giants offer differing views on how negotiations are going. The nation is dry around the edges while the middle gets drenched. Farmers navigate changes to labor policy. And, commodity market analysis with Ted Seifried.
Market Analysis
Ted Seifried discusses economic and commodity markets.
Market Plus
Ted Seifried discusses economic and commodity markets in this web-only feature.
Market Feature
Sun drenched fields along the banks of Rio Grande River provide the landscape south Texas farmers need to grow citrus and green leafy vegetables for consumers across the country. But a steady, reliable labor source that is paramount to bringing south Texas commodities to market is in short supply and many growers are worried their crops, and their profits, will be left to wither in the fields.
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Rain was more common in the Plains this week than machinery in the field.
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This week, the Trump administration stated they were negotiating with China to find a solution to the tariff conflict President Trump amplified three weeks ago.
MtoM Podcast
Our introduction of this year's profiled producers has us talking to Jamie Kress from southeastern Idaho.
Classroom
Market to Market Classroom connects you with stories about the science, technology, culture, and business of agriculture.
Market to Market 50th Season Tour: Le Claire
Mississippi River Distilling Company Celebration Center
Join the Market to Market team for a live podcast discussion in Le Claire.
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About the Show
For more than four decades, Market to Market has covered the issues affecting the more than $1 trillion business of agriculture. Whether it’s global trade conflicts, environmental controversies, changing technologies or emerging enterprises, our reporters make it their business to explain the issues faced by the nearly 60 million people who live and work in rural America. And Market to Market’s team of experienced analysts has a long history of providing expert analysis of the major commodity markets and delivering insight into trends and strategies that help producers and processors cope with changing times.
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